ExpoGeorgia
Observer
Wow what a beautiful trip and great pictures!
A little Africa in there - Kgalagadi Desert I
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We finished the trail at about 40 miles north of Nossob and made our way to Bitterpan. Just a 2000ft square dry salt pan. But heaven for my wife ..... real bed and showers. Still no hair dryer but things were looking up. Here are the bungalows at Bitterpan
We left the next morning after breakfast on our way to the Kalahari Tented Camp just outside Mata-Mata. On the way there we drove through a dune with hunderds of Tsamas ....these water melon type fruits are eaten by the Bushmen and Gemsbuck alike for the 97% water content. I tried one ...... little bitter but will do if you are thirsty.
We arrived at the Kalahari Camp which is a tented camp. Hot in the day but then we are away, driving looking for game and nice and cool at night.
It even had a dedicated kithcen and man, did I miss my wife's cooking so she spoiled me. Here is the kitchen.
The next few days we drove daily to spot game. We drove past a Springbuck creche. The one on the ground is a new born but they are dropping babies more or less the same time ..... predators cannot eat them all. (At least in theory)
We saw a cheetah mom with her 2 cubs about 1 year old. They were feasting on one of the baby springbuck so my wife stopped liking cheetahs right there and them.
We saw another male ostrick and look at those pink shins ...... he was trying his best to get a date.
We saw another small pride of lions (2 males, 2 females) but young. They were hunting so didn't pose for photo's.
Another secretary bird ....
Nesting white back cape vultures ....
Baby spingbuck pronking ....fold of skin opens up with raised white hair on the back .....
And my wife's immediate pet when we arrived ....named Chappies right there and then .... a ground squirrel
We left the next morning after breakfast on our way to the Kalahari Tented Camp just outside Mata-Mata. On the way there we drove through a dune with hunderds of Tsamas ....these water melon type fruits are eaten by the Bushmen and Gemsbuck alike for the 97% water content. I tried one ...... little bitter but will do if you are thirsty.
We arrived at the Kalahari Camp which is a tented camp. Hot in the day but then we are away, driving looking for game and nice and cool at night.
It even had a dedicated kithcen and man, did I miss my wife's cooking so she spoiled me. Here is the kitchen.
The next few days we drove daily to spot game. We drove past a Springbuck creche. The one on the ground is a new born but they are dropping babies more or less the same time ..... predators cannot eat them all. (At least in theory)
We saw a cheetah mom with her 2 cubs about 1 year old. They were feasting on one of the baby springbuck so my wife stopped liking cheetahs right there and them.
We saw another male ostrick and look at those pink shins ...... he was trying his best to get a date.
We saw another small pride of lions (2 males, 2 females) but young. They were hunting so didn't pose for photo's.
Another secretary bird ....
Nesting white back cape vultures ....
Baby spingbuck pronking ....fold of skin opens up with raised white hair on the back .....
And my wife's immediate pet when we arrived ....named Chappies right there and then .... a ground squirrel
achampagne
Explorer
Really great pics so far, thank you so much for sharing.
Last one with some late shows .... and worth the wait.
Saw a cheeath with a kill ...yip, also a baby springbuck so now my wife was really not liking them. Note this one is wearing a radio collar.
And the a 3 month old baby Cheetah walked out from a bush close by ....rare to see such a small Cheetah out during the day1
A little further we saw a pair od Bat Ear Foxes. Lives on insect, lizzards and geko's. Normally active at night so happy to see one in daulight.
Caught this desert geko on the tent ..... played for a while to get a good shot of him.
Swallow tailed bee eater ......
Spotted heyna .....
And a male lion with another baby springbuck ...the little one was still alive and objecting about the treatment. My wife burst out in tears and insisted I do something .... OK, that cauight me off guard ..... these fellas play rough.
And then we saw the last of the big 5 we have never encountered in all our years ... a male leopard at a watering hole about 250 yards away. Sorry for the poor shot but about as good as I got.....
Thanx for reading and all the kind words!!
Hope to post some more soon!
Saw a cheeath with a kill ...yip, also a baby springbuck so now my wife was really not liking them. Note this one is wearing a radio collar.
And the a 3 month old baby Cheetah walked out from a bush close by ....rare to see such a small Cheetah out during the day1
A little further we saw a pair od Bat Ear Foxes. Lives on insect, lizzards and geko's. Normally active at night so happy to see one in daulight.
Caught this desert geko on the tent ..... played for a while to get a good shot of him.
Swallow tailed bee eater ......
Spotted heyna .....
And a male lion with another baby springbuck ...the little one was still alive and objecting about the treatment. My wife burst out in tears and insisted I do something .... OK, that cauight me off guard ..... these fellas play rough.
And then we saw the last of the big 5 we have never encountered in all our years ... a male leopard at a watering hole about 250 yards away. Sorry for the poor shot but about as good as I got.....
Thanx for reading and all the kind words!!
Hope to post some more soon!
BenHedrick
Adventurer
WOW..! And I'd like to add my "thank you" for sharing! Simply amazing!!!
Ben
Ben
