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Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:07 am
by pooky
Well done to those hard working people for getting the lost days back
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Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:10 am
by pooky
Lisbeth wrote:That's a lot of water
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On the other hand there was far too much where less would have been better
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Plenty of water Lisbeth. An awesome sight and fantastic for Kariba dam which was very low and needed to fill up.
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Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:13 am
by pooky
I opened the end of the bag for the lens to stick out a bit - I did take some through the bag but they weren't clear at all
My children kept telling me I was going to damage my camera, but fortunately all is well
Away for the weekend. More next week. Sorry for the delay!!
Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 5:19 pm
by Pumbaa
Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:37 pm
by Richprins
Haha! The African Tourist Trap with those fines...it's so ironic when there is mayhem on the roads for local users!
What a superb spot, pooky!
And a nice bird and lifetime memories for the boy!
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Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:22 pm
by pooky
Very impressive indeed Pumbaa
Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:28 pm
by pooky
Richprins wrote:Haha! The African Tourist Trap with those fines...it's so ironic when there is mayhem on the roads for local users!
What a superb spot, pooky!
And a nice bird and lifetime memories for the boy!
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Superb it is!! And,yes, great memories for him
OK, back from a weekend away.
Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:59 pm
by pooky
The next day we visited the Look Out Cafe which has a stunning view of the gorge .
They have some rope swings. Tenielle, my granddaughter, wanted to have a go at them all, but
at R1697 a shot she had to choose one!!
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The bridge with a goods train on its way to Zambia
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On the side of the road this pretty flower with a bee
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This trolley was used to carry passengers from the flying boats to the Victoria Falls Hotel
and was pushed by man power
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The inscription on the trolley
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The grand old lady,still very much in operation, and looking great.
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That's how far we were from home!!
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Father and son - penny for their thoughts
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Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:24 pm
by pooky
In the top of the big trees around the hotel we saw some trumpeter hornbills.
Difficult to photograph them in the tree tops.
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A pretty water lily in the hotel gardens
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We went for a drive up the river. The vegetation was very thick so we saw
very little, but we did get to see the big tree.
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At the Elephant Hills hotel we found these guys in the middle of the lawn. The had made themselves
a nice mud puddle
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And a little tree frog blending into the tree trunk
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Lastly at Vic Falls a Zambezi gecko (I think)
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Re: Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:36 pm
by nan
Trumpeter Hornbill
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still one I have to see
and tree Frog
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