Urgent work trip May...

[RogerFraser]

We had hardly returned home and packed away the Kruger stuff when I got an urgent call from my client near Phabeni . Need you to come to site to meet the new manager and to fix a report . Ok sure will come up in a weeks time and a plan was formulated for a quick trip to Kruger

My sister was staying with us oh we will be at Marloth that weekend .Perfect will come up an stay with you then go to Pretoriuskop on Sunday to go to the client site each day . eSwatini ( Swaziland ) had opened borders for travel with only a vax certificate so we would finally be able to take the short route again

After traveling up through Swaziland uneventfully and going to Marloth we had a drive along the fence and a nice evening with my sister .The following morning we left early to Croc Bridge on the way to Pretoriuskop .

After getting into the park there was a traffic jam up at the dam and from the bridge we could see a sleeping Lion



Not getting involved in that jam we carried on up the S28

SO spotted the Burchell's coucal


and an Owl that refused to look at us


Turning onto the S137 towards Dukes we had a huge 4x4 campervan with foreign plates turn in behind us and just up the road spots


It was marking its territory and we followed behind for some way before it moved into the tall grass .






The last we saw of the spots was


We found a vulture still waking up


We drove up to Lower Sabie for breakfast and at Sunset dam we found a Crocodile


and a barn Swallow diving in and out of the drain


We carried on up the H4 to go down the S21 towards the West ..

[Lisbeth]

A nice surprise trip

Great leopard sighting

[harrys]

What a start, with Lion and Leopard

[Pumbaa]

Not only the trip was a surprise but also the sightings that day with lion and leopard, Roger

[Richprins]

Rog! A lucky trip so far, with leppie and lion already under the belt!

How was the weather?

[RogerFraser]

A nice surprise trip

Great leopard sighting

good starting sighting

What a start, with Lion and Leopard

Thank you

Not only the trip was a surprise but also the sightings that day with lion and leopard, Roger

great start

Rog! A lucky trip so far, with leppie and lion already under the belt!

How was the weather?

It was a bit chilly actually very unusual

[RogerFraser]

Not far along the S21 there was a traffic jam and the cause could just be made out in the grass


Not wanting to get into the Scrum we carried on

Came across this fellow who had a little tantrum at the car infront who drove very close while he was in the bath so we let him cross over the road


By this stage it was heating up and another traffic jam revealed more Lions in a shady spot on a high rocky outcrop


We had very little else to see for the rest of the trip towards Pretoriuskop until we decided to go past our favourite spot Silthave dam .On the way down the road there was a Buf and bird


As we pulled around the corner SO remarked about those waterbuck are alert


and soon we found out why when the Lion sleeping behind the bush rolled over and woke up


We sat and watched the buck all try out stare the Lion


The Impala where the funniest as they even approached the bush barking all the time at the Lion


Most of the time the Lion was either sleeping or ignoring the silly buck


Suddenly there was a rumble of thunder in the distance and the Lion decided to leave the area in a hurry .


That evening we had a huge thunderstorm with rain and very cold first evening .

[Lisbeth]

The buff and the bird

Lion and bokkies

[Pumbaa]

Alos love the buff and the bird shot, Roger

but also amazing lion sightings - love the hidden male behind a bush

[RogerFraser]

The buff and the bird

Lion and bokkies

Thank you

Alos love the buff and the bird shot, Roger

but also amazing lion sightings - love the hidden male behind a bush

the Lion was a good but also funny sighting .