Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:47 pm
I love them all 
.....but most of all, guess which? 
.....but most of all, guess which? 
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A Flutter with a Few Firsts
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Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:14 pm
Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:15 pm
Great stuff Flutts
Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:23 pm
staying in boven and "commuting" to nelspruit.....
did you stay on the n4 or did you take the "short cut" via kaapschehoop ??????
i can just see the teenager attitude in that flapping ellies face......
lovely photos flutters
Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:08 pm
Well at least you have got onto our first morning!
Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 6:34 am
Cute ellie pics! And I also like the basking monitor.
Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:08 am
Thanks Pumbaa, Amoli, Dewi, Toko, Sprocky, PN, nan, BC and Mel for all your kind comments!!!
We saw the Kaap se Hoop turn-off but weren’t sure what the road was like or if it was a long-way round so we kept to the N4. 
Know exactly what you mean! And we believe the same thing.steamtrainfan wrote: When it comes to missing a turn off or being delayed when travelling I am a firm believer that for some reason you were not meant to be in the place you would have been. Hope you get what I mean.
I thought you would!Lisbeth wrote:I love them all
Crazy, huh?leachy wrote:staying in boven and "commuting" to nelspruit.....
did you stay on the n4 or did you take the "short cut" via kaapschehoop ??????
We saw the Kaap se Hoop turn-off but weren’t sure what the road was like or if it was a long-way round so we kept to the N4. What’s your rush? Some TT’s take years here!!Bush Brat wrote:Well at least you have got onto our first morning!
Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:24 pm
Sun. April 21, 2013
Waterval Boven – Tamboti, Part 2
About 5kms south of Tshokwane we came across a traffic jam, although there weren’t too many cars. The park was actually very quiet. The cars were all stopped on the right hand side of the road so we started scanning and I soon spotted this…
He was walking in the opposite direction so as we were last in the queue we managed to turn around and get in the front of the queue!
We could see he wanted to cross the road and stopped to give him a chance but of course all the other cars just passed us and we were near the back again! 
We followed behind for almost 1km and eventually he dashed across the road and disappeared! This was definitely a first for us!! Seeing cheetah on our first day in the park, and before seeing any lions or leopards!!
We made a quick stop at Tshokwane and carried on towards Satara. As we approached Mazithi we remembered the Mazithi pride we saw there in October last year. Guess what? They were there again, under the same tree!!
Not great pics as they were quite far away. Last year we saw 13, this time we counted 9.
I’m sure the one standing on the right is the same young male we saw last year who wasn’t looking so well then, but he’s still around!
Pic from last year.
We could see they weren’t planning on moving, so carried on and found buffalo, lots of tortoises and wildebeest. At Kumana there were waterbuck, Black Storks, Wooly-necked storks and a croc.
The ever-present LBR!
Waterval Boven – Tamboti, Part 2
About 5kms south of Tshokwane we came across a traffic jam, although there weren’t too many cars. The park was actually very quiet. The cars were all stopped on the right hand side of the road so we started scanning and I soon spotted this…
He was walking in the opposite direction so as we were last in the queue we managed to turn around and get in the front of the queue!
We could see he wanted to cross the road and stopped to give him a chance but of course all the other cars just passed us and we were near the back again! We followed behind for almost 1km and eventually he dashed across the road and disappeared! This was definitely a first for us!! Seeing cheetah on our first day in the park, and before seeing any lions or leopards!! We made a quick stop at Tshokwane and carried on towards Satara. As we approached Mazithi we remembered the Mazithi pride we saw there in October last year. Guess what? They were there again, under the same tree!!
Not great pics as they were quite far away. Last year we saw 13, this time we counted 9.I’m sure the one standing on the right is the same young male we saw last year who wasn’t looking so well then, but he’s still around!
Pic from last year.
We could see they weren’t planning on moving, so carried on and found buffalo, lots of tortoises and wildebeest. At Kumana there were waterbuck, Black Storks, Wooly-necked storks and a croc.
The ever-present LBR!
Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:34 pm
Awesome cheetah sighting Flutts
Lions under the same tree I have also seen them under that tree 
Lions under the same tree
I have also seen them under that tree Re: A Flutter with a Few Firsts
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:39 pm
Yep BC...they're obviously REALLY lazy!!