A Leopard’s Tail: KTP April/May 2023
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 5:47 pm
A Leopard’s Tail: KTP April/May 2023
After Debbie’s double knee replacement in December, I decided that the only way to get her up and running again,(excuse the pun!) was to give her something to aim for.
Something like two weeks camping in the Kgalagadi
It worked!
And soon we were making plans and adjusting last minute bookings to eventually get:
A booking in one of the safari tents at Kalahari Guesthouse on the way up
One night at Kieliekrankie
One night at Kalahari Tented Camp
Two nights at Mata Mata
Four nights at Nossob
Three nights at Two Rivers (Botswana)
And, finally a night in the Gorge Cottage at Augrabies.
All set to go....
The lead up to our departure was hectic. For those of you who don’t know, I am heavily involved with route measurement of running road races, and the week before included not only the Two Oceans Ultra marathon as well as the Spar Ladies race in Cape Town, both of which I was involved in
Never mind my day job
As a result come the day before our planned departure, yours truly was man down with a stomach bug of note
Come 26 April, 2am, after a night on the toilet, I am asked “Are we still going?”
Absolutely
Needless to say, we left and my stellar better half drove 90% of the way to our guesthouse north of Upington
Once we arrived at the guest house, Debbie had time to relax, and I went to bed, right next to a loo!!
While Debbie relaxed with her first glass of wine
After Debbie’s double knee replacement in December, I decided that the only way to get her up and running again,(excuse the pun!) was to give her something to aim for.
Something like two weeks camping in the Kgalagadi
It worked!
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And soon we were making plans and adjusting last minute bookings to eventually get:
A booking in one of the safari tents at Kalahari Guesthouse on the way up
One night at Kieliekrankie
One night at Kalahari Tented Camp
Two nights at Mata Mata
Four nights at Nossob
Three nights at Two Rivers (Botswana)
And, finally a night in the Gorge Cottage at Augrabies.
All set to go....
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The lead up to our departure was hectic. For those of you who don’t know, I am heavily involved with route measurement of running road races, and the week before included not only the Two Oceans Ultra marathon as well as the Spar Ladies race in Cape Town, both of which I was involved in
Never mind my day job
As a result come the day before our planned departure, yours truly was man down with a stomach bug of note
![Dunno -O-](./images/smilies/icon_nixweiss.gif)
Come 26 April, 2am, after a night on the toilet, I am asked “Are we still going?”
Absolutely
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Needless to say, we left and my stellar better half drove 90% of the way to our guesthouse north of Upington
Once we arrived at the guest house, Debbie had time to relax, and I went to bed, right next to a loo!!
![Blush :o0ps:](./images/smilies/icon_blush.gif)
While Debbie relaxed with her first glass of wine