Overwhelmed with Kgalagadi

[Lisbeth]

Next time you must try the wilderness camps

[pedro maia]

Next time you must try the wilderness camps

I´d love to but that would probably mean divorce .

[Lisbeth]

How come?

[pedro maia]

In the morning the sunlight was hitting our family chalet, the one behind the reception, in the middle of the camp.

I must say I was a little afraid of the camp conditions, and that´s why I only booked one night (and I deeply regret that decision, but there´s nothing I can do now except try to return one day), the camp is very nice, rough and remote, the electricity cut during the night is totally irrelevant, the waterhole produced incredible lion sightings in a very short time and the best was yet to come.

Around 7:15 we drove by the north gate with the idea of having breakfast at Cubitje Quap while waiting for a good sighting at the waterhole in the early morning. However, our breakfast had to wait for a good while because not more than 2km after leaving the gate we saw one tail with a curl at the tip, looked like it belonged to a cat, maybe a leopard, but with a better look it turned out to be one of the animals on top of our wishing list, a cheetah, and better than that, it was not only one, there four cheetahs and there wasn´t any other car around.

I thought that we had seen four young cheetahs, all siblings, but Mel (thanks Mel ) identified it as the mother, known as Gina.

We spent a lot of time watching them playing, sometimes laying down, then playing again, incredible animals, a real treat and all for ourselves.

[pedro maia]

How come?

I don´t think my wife would like that and I don´t want to push it too far .

[pedro maia]

During all the time there was a lone wildebeest in the background but the cheetahs didn´t seem to have any interest in it and never got even close to where it was.

[Lisbeth]

A sensational Cheetah sighting

[Richprins]

What brilliant stuff, Pedro, i don't know why you moan about your pic quality?

Thanks for that tree, never seen it before!

And the braai looks great!!

Me hungry now!

And a special cheetah sighting alone. I like the small stuff too. Also the brave gatekeeper!

[pedro maia]

A sensational Cheetah sighting

It´s not over yet...

[pedro maia]

What brilliant stuff, Pedro, i don't know why you moan about your pic quality?

Thanks for that tree, never seen it before!

And the braai looks great!!

Me hungry now!

And a special cheetah sighting alone. I like the small stuff too. Also the brave gatekeeper!

I´m hungry too .