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And the last of the morning drive.

A Kudu bull...





A distant Fish Eagle...



And a distant Coucal...

Back at camp, it was time to pack and start heading back to tar roads and traffic.

A bit more fun first, the Boss was trying to open the tap on the cooler box to drain the water when he spotted this chap, he was enjoying himself cuddled up under the cooler.







Just a Brown House Snake, a very small model, but all showed a lot of interest in it for a while.

Finally, all packed and ready to go. All that was missing was my favourite sweater that had somehow gone astray.

Not too serious, it can be replaced. We set off after paying our thanks to Mary and Joseph. I must say, I left with a heavy heart.

On our way out there was time for a quick pic of one of the Rhino



...and of an Ostrich.



The last pic of the trip, the other two vehicles ahead of me as we made out way to HQ to drop off the OSV.




A great weekend, thank you!!!

I would now like to congratulate Master Leachy on winning the Africa Wild Photographer of the Year, two years in a row. Well done Leach!!!! I hope you enjoyed the weekend.

To the Boss, you rock!! Thanks for all your time effort and dedication to the forum and for making this a truly worthwhile weekend for the winner and us all!!!

And last but not least, RP, thanks for keeping us in stitches for most of the weekend. You really added that needed spice to the trip!! Just please, jack up on your old songs for the next one.

Thanks again to the three of you!

Oh my word RP!!! What an outfit!!!

Thanks for sharing your trip with us guys...sounds like you had an absolute blast!!!

Sprocky wrote: We set off after paying our thanks to Mary and Joseph.

That's probably why we were struck down with various afflictions...


I was planning a Tropical theme, but the weather didn't quite play along, although the sun came out in spades to punish me a bit more on the trip to HQ...

I felt quite cool driving the "Truck"...like some sort of "Camel Man". However, this effect was soon lost when the rangers started giving me funny looks..I hope iNdy explained to them, but I doubt it...

Also, iNdy had mentioned that the vehicle had no handbrake, but omitted to mention the #$@%^ thing had hardly any brakes AT ALL! (0)

Injury #3 was something biting me on my forehead while driving the "Truck"...so I spent the rest of the week with a "beauty spot", so to speak...would have gotten free entrance to any IPL game!


I don't think that is a brown house snake? (Very aggressive little bugger, about the size of what was left of my finger!)

The turds in question were huge...easily lion size, but probably ostrich?

The trees are Jacarandas...which I should have recognised after living in Pretoria for 24 years...



Thanks to you too, Sprocks! Stunning pics and excellent company!


And thanks to leachy and the Boss for the same...it was good to get out of my hovel.

Thanks for sharing guys... it was a load of fun reading,
and I a sure, much more fun experiencing it by yourselves.

Great pictures, great outfits, great company.

it has all been said...................................................

but it needs to be said again............................

thank you mister indy.......... for the entire outing
and how you put it across on this travel tale..... -O -O

thank you mister sprocky for the awesome photographic memories and the fireside banter.............


and thank you young master richprins for looking after my liquid and solid appetite


and for the innovative way that you carried out your duties
-O -O -O

and for your extended periods of silence on saturday evening

It was a pleasure, Master!

Thanks for this TT guys Great pics and cool narration from all

leachy wrote:and for your extended periods of silence on saturday

leachy, this cracked me up