For various reasons we have been repeat visitors to Pretoriuskop these last few weeks...I'm maybe going again this weekend!
First was end July when Momprins came for a surprise visit to check up on me!
Unfortunately we booked the coldest weekend of the year...but that made for very unusual cloud formations with the dry scenery that is my favourite, combined with the colours left after by the burns!
So plenty of scenery pics!
We drove to Phabeni via the Numbi Road, a little-known secret as the road is of good quality and less hectic than the R40 at the right time of day. (Except for 500 speed bumps).
As normal disaster struck quite soon with Momprins' garage coffee all spilling out into her priceless handbag. But she does not sweat the small stuff and cleaning kept her busy for most of the trip!
She was delighted to find that they sell coffee at Phabeni reception too, so restocked!
Upon getting into the car she surreptitiously began spilling again so I had to start setting some ground rules, what can one do?
Albasini ruins with various Woolies snacks etc. Very rustig!
Most of the south had had their controlled burns already,so one side of the road at least was always burned, making visibility great! It is very dry anyway, quite unusual for PK!
Notice the smashing colours, red, black and giraffe!
Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
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To keep Momprins from misbehaving she had the task of taking notes about water levels, activity and cellphone reception at the waterpoints as we were researching and practising for the waterhole-sitting project!
She had a notebook that didi not have coffee on it and took it quite seriously, i must say. Up to a point then she became stroppy, but more later.
Nyamundwa dam with hippo only. Few animals drink in the cold windy weather.
And on down the S-3. Marvelous scenery, as said!
She had a notebook that didi not have coffee on it and took it quite seriously, i must say. Up to a point then she became stroppy, but more later.
Nyamundwa dam with hippo only. Few animals drink in the cold windy weather.
And on down the S-3. Marvelous scenery, as said!
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Lovely scenery shots
Nice giraffe colour The second giraffe looks all pale
Nice giraffe colour The second giraffe looks all pale
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The giraffe with the red leaves and the black stumps is a great composition
Love your scenery pix too. Especially when it comes to sandy roads
Garage coffee is a rather unique nickname for instant coffee
Love your scenery pix too. Especially when it comes to sandy roads
Garage coffee is a rather unique nickname for instant coffee
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Ja, the other giraffe is very pale, Lis!
Garage coffee is from a machine, Mello!
Garage coffee is from a machine, Mello!
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Also love that giraffe shot with all the different colours, Richprins - an the scenery ones
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More sceneries as we headed southerer:
Some places burned, some not:
And my beloved Mestel Dam!
This time there was some action though, as vultures were busy with a hippo carcass in the corner!
I am sure 5 of them were Cape vultures - they were bigger, more orange and behaved dominantly!
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Here you can see the size and colour difference more clearly, the one at the top, middle and second leftest one at the bottom:
We left to go and book in! Never seen so many zebra in this area!
The road from Numbi...
And more zebra!
We left to go and book in! Never seen so many zebra in this area!
The road from Numbi...
And more zebra!
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Lovely scenery pics and I also love the giraffe with the red and black.