Africa Wild

So just 3 more sleeps and I will be on my way to the best place in the world

This trip was planned in 10 mins and I booked accomadation at Lower Sabie and then asked my wife if I can go......

First night I will stay at Buffalo hotel in Hectorspruit and will meet up with RP after a drive to Malelane and Afsaal

Then 5 nights at Lower Sabie in Bookworm's tent

Harry didn't see all that much...turns out we were driving behind him on the Numbi road, after looking at the travel advisory pics!

We didn't know which vehicles we were in, or how to recognise each other at Afsaal, so typical AW organising!



Anyway...a cold and blustery day!









And a leopard just north of Pretoriuskop!












Shitlave Dam!










3 in one!











The biggest rhino midden in Kruger at Kwaggaspan....no jokes, it covers the size of a house!

Hi there, I'm at Pretoriuskop now, got some signal on my phone
Quiet day today, saw 2 male Lions near Nkulu.

Looks like I will be going home tomorrow, me a tent and a stretcher not a good combination I will go up to Satara and Orpen and leave through Orpen gate.

Not having very good luck with Leopards this trip, keep on missing them by minutes, missed a Leopard at Lake Panic by 15 mins

Finally, Goldenboy and I found Harry lying in the toilet at Afsaal sobbing, and dragged him out!








Some marmite buns as a starter, and then pregos! What more can one ask for?


Very low-maintenance for a bachelor get-together....meat on skottel, slice tomatoes with plastic knife found in basket, and buns!









You can see the caps, Alf...my old blue one now discarded on the table! Excellent, and a good delivery! Thanks, Harry and Alf!





The Prego steaks leave a bit of a mess on the skottel, but cleaners at hand!









Then southwards ho! With me joining Harry in his vessel, the Nissan Kashkow!















An obliging steenbok!










(Still my pics, Harry will presumably carry on later... )

On the Mlambane Road...

Goldenboy driving the Silver Suppository....never get to see my own car like that!














Gardenia Hide...Harry has a camera!















Renovations done recently....some creosote on the new wood surfaces....GB falls into the trap!












Another tusker...MaJustin!












And a splendid sunset from Malelane bridge!






















It wasn't really a sunset... at this time of year the sun hangs around at the same spot all day, it seems....but there we go!


Next and last...chaos!

some candid pics of nervous customers at Buffalo Hotel...it is indeed a strange place....but enough said, I promised management I wouldn't say anything negative!


















And a group pic!












Harry sorted a great braai! Food was definitely required! Pap and Rump Steak!




Then I insisted we went to the famous bar....to meet my nemesis!

The thing about the buffalo head is, as said earlier, you have to stand on the counter and kiss the snout. Then you get a certificate...

In my youth, the setup was far more difficult, and almost impossible, and you got free drink upon accomplishing the feat!

Anyway, now you must kiss the top of the nose for girls, and the mouth for men...far more difficult, and slightly unnerving!

I got the girl one easily! And sort of busy with the second one, when GB intervened...










Anyway, GB had his turn too...Harry politely declined!

Next morning..not us...neighbours...we remarked on how few chairs there were there...that's all it was!











Food! They had their own Marmite, which swung the vote in my/our favour instantly!

















Scenery! Harry was early morning long gone by then, by the way!





























Hello, Heksie, BTW!



That's it, Harry! My part done!

Let's start the real Tr

15 June - Day 1

I left Boksburg at 6:30 Monday 15 June planning to enter at Numbi gate and exiting at Malelane to overnight at Baffalo hotel in Hectorspruit.

I arrived at Numbi gate at 11:30 and sighned in and entered the best place on earth

Sightings was not that good but I was in Kruger and that's what mattered

Here is some photos















Some more to follow from day 1