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Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:02 pm
by GavinW
And not to be left out, don’t forget the regulars

A bok

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And a Blou Wildebeest


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Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:06 pm
by GavinW
Back at camp

Ground squirrels

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And time to chill

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We spent the afternoon getting ready for our move to Polentswa the next day and went for a short drive down to Leewdril
We don’t have any photos of the drive, which probably explains what we saw :-?

Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:59 pm
by Richprins
Nice Gavin, ja the cheetahs seem to run for the hills when you arrive! lol

Interesting heater struggle, and once again pleasant during the day! X#X

Nice closeups. [O]

Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:19 pm
by Lisbeth
I love the squirrels O/\

Your wife seems to be a chilling champion lol

Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:53 pm
by GavinW
Lisbeth wrote: Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:19 pm I love the squirrels O/\

Your wife seems to be a chilling champion lol
She works really hard and I couldn't pitch the tent without her [Luv]

Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:54 pm
by GavinW
Just I take the pics in camp so you don't see me chilling as well

Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:58 pm
by Lisbeth
If you are working hard, you have the right to chill ;-) \O

Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 8:57 am
by Mel
Darn, those cheetahs were not very cooperative :twisted:

But nice sightings all around. Love those squirrel shots :-0

ET lol

Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 7:31 am
by GavinW
Thanks for all your comments everyone O0
Wednesday 1 May 2022


It was another very chilly morning when we packed up camp at Rooiputs, and were soon on the road destination Polentswa
It is a fair distance so we left as early as possible and headed directly north up the Nossob River

It proved to be an easy drive with the roads having recently been graded, but sightings were few and far between
We did get to see a bit though

First up was this rather cold tawny eagle

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And near Melkvlei, the resident wildebeest were hanging around

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After a coffee stop at Melvlei we continued on our way
This herd of Rooi Hartebeest were really special




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Re: The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 7:34 am
by GavinW
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Otherwise we saw very little else until we got to Polentswa at about 3pm
We decided to have a quick look at the waterhole and spotted this warthog having a drink

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We went to camp and set up out tent in campsite no 1
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And chilled for the rest of the day


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