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

[GavinW]

We exited the parking area and waited for them

They soon crossed the road

[GavinW]

But instead of coming to the waterhole to drink, they disappeared over onto the far side of the pan
We waited a good while at the waterhole before deciding to return to camp for a comfort break
While we were there, the ever vigilant, Debbie spotted the trio on the way back to the waterhole

Pull up your pants and Move!!! was the instruction from my wife while I was on the long drop


We raced (as well as one can on a two track) back to the waterhole only to see them disappearing over the far western ridge,
Gavin and Christine had had an awesome sighting of them at the waterhole

[Mel]

I prefer the cheetahs not to be at the waterhole
But that's probably down to the fact that it's harder to ID themd - or in case one doesn't have enough decent shots to ID them,
it's not likely you get them while they are crouching down drinking and such.

But anyways, nice sighting of Chaya and her daughters Lumen and Luna. They girls have since dispersed from their mum
and I'm sure, Chaya is busy getting pregnant again (or maybe is already).

[Lisbeth]

To stay or not to stay, that's the question Not a bad sighting after all

[GavinW]

Thanks everyone
So we carry on....


As the day was still young, we decided that a trip up north was in order

Well we saw

The old Liejersdraai waterhole

And a steenbok (no disrespect to the steenbok) but that was all

And we did see the turn off to Grootkolk before retracing our steps

Back at Polentswa a warthog was having a drink. We wondered if it was the same one from the other night

[GavinW]

Then it was snooze/housekeeping time back in camp (I leave it up to you to decide who did what)

To end off the day, we returned to the waterhole, as did our spotted trio from earlier, before disappearing into the distance once again

[GavinW]

After that we spent some time just chilling at the waterhole watching the locals come and go

[Lisbeth]

A warthog is quite a rare sighting in KTP

Cheetahs again

A busy water hole

Great pic of the jackal

[GavinW]

I also tried to get a few artistic scenery shots

And then the obligatory sunset shots back in camp

[PJL]

Fantastic to see the cheetah throughout the day
And so nice to see the area surrounding Polentswa