Yet Another Quick "Business" Trip to Kruger .

[Lisbeth]

They should do a bit of cutting in that mess of branches Maybe a change of the camp manager would be a solution

Lions and lion things

Very good and funny text

[Richprins]

A spectrum of sightings, Rog!

Cats galore!

Ja, I wonder if huts with a "view" cost more?

[RogerFraser]

They should do a bit of cutting in that mess of branches Maybe a change of the camp manager would be a solution

Lions and lion things

Very good and funny text

Suspect that as per the rest of failing infrastructure in SA it is a lack of responsibility that is causing the sliding of the camp conditions also this believe that by outsourcing everything they get better value for money but without anyone being responsible (or held accountable) for the supervising of the contractors and workers nothing happens correctly . . It also Amazes me that every office in Kruger has big framed pictures of Presidents and environmental ministers ,seems the SANPARK mission has become allot more political than natural IMHO ....

A spectrum of sightings, Rog!

Cats galore!

Ja, I wonder if huts with a "view" cost more?

the BA3U units cost R90 more .We actually were not originally going to stay here but added it when it went on special due to lack of bookings

[RogerFraser]

This guy was scooting across the Veld close to the Lions


We also found a Saddle Bill close by


Some flowers also


And piggies


We did the S121 loop and found this Hoopoe


and this Giraffe


We drove down to see if the Lions had got anymore active on the S114 and they had got so active that they had vanished We also met a couple in a Kombi that were looking all over .We heard there were Lions here they said and we really wanted to see Lions . So we explained there was also some close to Bnd on the S110 and offered to show them where . So we drove back to where the other pride had been earlier .

On the road there this bird was in the road but did not stay when we got closer .


We got back to the Lions and they were still there .A big male had popped up from the grass .


One of the Lionesses repositioned


The rest were all being Lions


We left the happy people in the Kombi watching the Lions .

At Majulu water hole some Ellies were drinking and this was the last sighting we had before heading back to camp for the night

[Richprins]

A nice array again, Rog!

And nice of you to play tour guide there!

At least you saw a leopard! (tortoise)


I think it is a Wahlberg's eagle on the ground eating termites?

Ja, I remember going to Skukuza one day the day after our current president was inaugurated, and his pic was up!

But to fix a unit takes months!

[Lisbeth]

This is a scooting tortoise

Lovely flower You don't see many in the park, only in the camps.

Only one piglet left

Nice pic of the hoopoe and also of the giraffe

[RogerFraser]

A nice array again, Rog!

And nice of you to play tour guide there!

At least you saw a leopard! (tortoise)


I think it is a Wahlberg's eagle on the ground eating termites?

Ja, I remember going to Skukuza one day the day after our current president was inaugurated, and his pic was up!

But to fix a unit takes months!

yes A leopard tortoise still counts right .

Was difficult to identify the bird as we were looking right into the setting sunlight ,

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Lovely flower You don't see many in the park, only in the camps.

Only one piglet left

Nice pic of the hoopoe and also of the giraffe

was taking its life into its hands by moving arround the lions have seen a Lioness trying to eat a tortoise many years ago .

Think there were a few more flowers coming up and also in our next tr .

[RogerFraser]

That evening being our last I lit the braai and went to open our last meal .We had made our own chicken kebabs at home something we do quite often . The only problem was when I opened the tin foil it wasn't the kebabs I had picked up it was butternut pieces SO managed to rustle up some cheese and biscuits instead for dinner and we watched a local web developer doing his work ...


The following morning we were due to drive home .As had become the norm we took a quick last drive in the morning .We were treated to a stunning Kruger sunrise .




This big Piggie was also waiting for the sun to rise and warm up


Some Hyenas were still coming back from a late night out .




They had a quick cooling down in the little pond


At Gardenia hide we found a few birds


A frog (not that you could see it )


and a Pair of Batleurs


Some more flowers for Lisbeth


and then the dreaded view of leaving the Kruger

[RogerFraser]

During our trip we saw some Chubby Unicorns majority are now dehorned



An amazing sighting /interaction with a JR while Mom was very calm

[Richprins]

No sosaties, Rog!

A nice last morning, plus some grand rhino sightings!

That is one of the last areas in Kruger where sightings are possible, I fear!

I like the bateleurs, sunrise, web and hyena too!

Thanks for this installment, and ready for more!