Richprins' Short Business Trips to The Park

[nan]

after raiding... they purpose to go to the restaurant

right the advertissements can be remplaced

and people can also put the chair in front of the fridge kindly

nice to see so many water in the two rivers
nice pictures... from the Prinsadam ?

[Toko]

Serene river sceneries and even without conversation

[Lisbeth]

At least your quarrels are very brief

[Bushcraft]

Did you dop too much on the first night RP

Great scenery shots

[Richprins]

Only the one night!

My pics, nana!

[nan]

Only the one night!

My pics, nana!

[Pumbaa]

The marula loop is also one of our favourite in that area, Richprins

[Flutterby]

Agreed that things are a bit shabby in all the camps.

Lovely scenery pics.

[Richprins]

Ja! Thanks!

Have to move along, as doing another day trip Friday!


Just after the Maroela Loop, we turned right onto the H-12...this is probably the worst tar road in the Park...a simple short connection between the Tshokwane and Lower Sabie tar roads, over the only high water bridge. Never seen ANYTHING there!







RP: "This is probably the worst tar road in the Park...a simple short connection between the Tshokwane and Lower Sabie tar roads, over the only high water bridge. Never seen ANYTHING there!"


Pa: "Okiedokie! You are a Great Kruger Expert! Pass the cold wors and braaibroodjie!"

RP: "Ok! But I'm driving this grand bakkie!"

Pa: "Ok! We got that wrong! Do you want some wors and braaibroodjie? Sorry about calling you a..."


RP: "STOP!"

Pa: ":Ok, won't mention it again... "





I couldn't believe my Bloodshot Eagle Eyes! One of those once every few years sightings...well, for me anyway!












As said the grass was very short indeed, otherwise there was no way one would have seen this thing!











Pa: "Why do you say Stop if you are driving?"

RP: "It sounds better that way!... "

Pa: "Oh, really? Perhaps you should see a ..."

RP: "Quiet! You'll scare it away!"




























The ratel/badger had quite a knack for evading portraits, unfortunately! One may think it was the normal quick rush to get pics, but NO! The damned thing never stopped moving, unless it was to have a nap under a piece of shrubbery!

It was constantly digging things out of the moist earth...first smelling around, then shovelling away like mad, then chewing, then trotting, then digging, then snoozing, then digging...the world's biggest hamster! (This was a very big specimen, I must say!)


It was only probably the second one I have ever seen properly in Kruger...but the sighting more than made up for that! Eventually we left out of boredom!



Prinsadam was a little blasè about the sighting...



RP: "You seem a little blasè..."

Pa: "Ja...we see them quite often in Kgalagadi, or in restcamps here... "

RP: "Yes, but it is rather more difficult to see them in thick Kruger bush, as compared to a desert or restcamp... "

Pa; "Ja...this is not exactly thick bush... "

RP: " you spoiled little That's why I don't go to KTP, you ..."

etc.




Prinsadam, despite his fancy lens and camera equipment, got only a slightly better shot, which I was rather smug about...

[Toko]

It looks much better when not in KTP sand Well done