Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23

[Dzombo]

Ancient family drama history, Lis!

Yup, happens in all families.
Usually starts off with something minor….like…who ate the last of the biltong?…. And then it all kicks off from there

[Dzombo]

We hope for the best, Dzombs...no other option especially when Dadprins is along!

We regularly see security on the road...

Perhaps it’s safer now?
Since the incident, I see on social media that using Numbi is strongly discouraged

[Pumbaa]

Not only lions have their but my pet cats as well That's why cats are so special

Fantastic lion sighting, Richprins

[Richprins]

Momprins and I returned in September...it was a topsy-turvy last-minute trip as she had had a medical episode...

But we borrowed Dwarf's vehicle, as she had taken the bus, and off we went!


It rained, so we went straight in at Numbi...no traditional brunch...

So instead we went to the Wimpy for brunch...nice but not the same...


I decided to go for a solo evening drive in the rain,around the inner Faai, and at the first Faai turnoff I saw a Jeep Jockey parked on the other side of the river, so took a chance and headed that way!

A good choice!

There were about 7 lion at a distant wildebeest kill and dotted around..


Eventually one approached a bit nearer...

It was too dark for pics, but great bino views, one memorable one was the male shaking his head with raindrops flying off the mane in a plume!


He would not face me...

Eventually back to camp in good spirits...to face braaiing with wet wood as normal...

[Richprins]

Next morning the Outer Faai loop, with Momprins!

At the crossroads at Manung we watched a gymnogene ravishing a tree looking for food, one can just see it...still too dark..

Amazing the greenery, after the first rains and change of season! This would all have been black and burned a few weeks before!

And a new thing for us, I think, hippo at the second Faai crossing!

[Richprins]

Always a scenic road!

And our first aminal...not often the first two land ones in the report are lion and buffalo!

The big shot-detector (antipoaching) at the beginning of the Voortrekker Road:

Rhino are long-gone from Pretoriuskop Section...

[Lisbeth]

It rained, so we went straight in at Numbi...no traditional brunch...

Isn't Masorini your usual place for brunch?

Pfui! Bad weather Not easy to see the gymnogene or the hippo

The rain at the right moment does miracles.

[nan]

poor Gymnogene
but ready for more

[Richprins]

Ja, Albasini is our normal brunch spot!

[Flutterby]

Nice lion sightings all around!