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Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:18 am
by Dzombo
Hi All,

In the next of my "Trip report that's not a trip report...."

We stayed at Kwa Maritane this time. And I have to admit, it wasn't as good as Bakubang. Nothing wrong with the accomodation itself.
But I really don't like that drive out into the reserve from KM gate. The road itself was in poor condition. It meanders along the fence for much too long in my opinion - too much view of the road and traffic. And the game viewing was really poor. Aside from a few Klipspringers, and the odd Wildebeest, we didn't see much along there.
So I ended up driving to Bakubang Gate which just added an unwanted 15 mins each way to any game drive.

But all in all, it was a good trip. Had some really good Rhino and Ele sightings.

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Re: Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:11 am
by Lisbeth
You had good pics of others too \O
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Re: Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:54 am
by Dzombo
Lisbeth wrote:You had good pics of others too \O
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Thanks Lisbeth \O

Re: Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:05 pm
by BunnyHugger
Love the pickshas D.

Especially like the one of the Blue headed tree agama.

Re: Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:35 pm
by Dzombo
BH,

Thanks,
The Agama was dashing from tree to tree in KM

Re: Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:51 pm
by Amoli
Nice, nice Dzombo.
lovely pics.. loved the agama.
Your giraffe was near !
Nice zebra and ellie. ^Q^ ^Q^

We once did the trip to KM via the back road and had the same experience.
You do find raptors on this road though; \O
But we did an exit and took the tar road back to Bakgatla. =O:

Re: Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:37 pm
by iNdlovu
^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ \O \O \O Good one Dzombo, more please

Re: Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:37 pm
by Poplap
Ter-ri-fic pics, Dzombo. O\/ O\/ O\/ Beautiful composition in all pics. Love the contrast between the bloukop and the green background.


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Re: Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:35 pm
by Dzombo
Thanks for your comments guys. Am no longer feeling ignored ..... 0/0

Amoli - The giraffes weren't that near......big lense.
With small kids one needs to see big animals. Birds don't have the excitement for them. 0*\

iNdlovo - I plan to do a similar "not trip report" for all my visits to Pilanesburg. So, you will see more.

Poplap - thanks

Re: Pilanesburg April 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:37 pm
by Dewi
Nice one Dzombo. \O

Great pic of the ellie wandering through the bush. \O