Flavour of the Month - August/September 2017: H1-6 and Waterholes from Mopani to Shingwedzi

[aat]

Hello to all. I was "forced" to make a Flavour of The Month and after long thinking (1 second) I said yes and my choice is the H1-6 between Mopani and Shingwedzi.

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Why this road?
- It's in Tusker-land
- Mopani was our first ever camp in Kruger about hundred years ago
- We have seen many specials / wonderful and unexpected sightings

I don't know exactly how to do this but will show some of these sightings over the years including some text about it.

Where to start ?
I will start from Mopani restcamp , turning left on the H-16 and first tree on the LH side:

It's 2010 and this was one of the many "weird / rare / crazy" sightings we had.
2 of the Big 5 together but an unusual combination of a Leopard and an Elephant bull. Both taking a nap (it was very very hot , I remember it was about 46 Celcius) The Leopard was in the tree to catch some wind and an Elephant bull thought...nice tree and nice place for a nap.

The Leopard:
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The elephant just arrived
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Leopard not really happy with new situation
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This was the first sighting of many making the H1-6 special. and ... whatever / whenever you see something there are not many others around you like in the south.

Skipping a few years and move to 2015. Almost same position. Leopard was in same tree but came to visit me .. I was on the road just before the turn-off and this beauty walked under the road to the other side.
Could not be better...

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and even closer...looking into his eyes
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and just at the other side of the road
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So this happened at the beginning of the H1-6 from Mopani....

Are you in for some more om this road ? and is this the way it should be done or ?

[All-Nature]

aat

Glad it only took you a sec to accept

This is just a "puuuurfect" start !! Such a beauty!

Looking forward to more

[Lisbeth]

Wow! what a start

I am sure that many may have something special to post from that road

[Richprins]

Perfect, aat!

[Alf]

We also love this road

On the T-junction of Mopani

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[Flutterby]

Nice choice Aat, and great sighting!

[Richprins]

Can we include the waterholes along the way, aat? Grysbok, Bowkerskop, Olifantsbadpan?

[nan]

wow Aat couldn't be better... I love these part of the Kruger

have to dig in my external hard drive

and what a super nice entry into
remember perfectly this Leopard

[aat]

Anything on and near the road

Can we include the waterholes along the way, aat? Grysbok, Bowkerskop, Olifantsbadpan?

[aat]

Still the beginning of the road, just outside Mopani near the junction:

It's November 2015 when we found these Roan, just at the RH side of the junction

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