Looking back 2006 to 2009

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Last trip before I got my digital camera and this trip was VERY unplanned........ -O-

This tripped happened because I needed to clear my head and make sence of what happened to me on 14 March 2009

On the afternoon of 14 March I was doing my job as usual, fixing telephone lines and minding my bussiness when 2 men(cowards) with guns robbed me at a streetbox of my cell phones and laptop and took my bakkie's keys @#$ @#$ 0' :shock: O-/ 0=
I was so rattled and in shock that my awesome wife 0/0 booked me a trip to Lower Sabie from 17 to 21 March(getting a open camping site in Lower Sabie at such short notice was also a miracle but she did and I left for Kruger at 05:00 on 17 March with the caravan in tow, here is some photos of that trip 0()

Arrived at Croc bridge at 11:20 and I could feel the calmness coming over me.......I was in a wonderful place

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RP and family between Croc bridge and Lower Sabie O**

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Shy Ellie near Lower Sabie

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some more photos...

Just a note before I go on, a day after I crossed the bridge at Croc bridge it was flooded and closed and I had to change my booking for the last night to Pretorius kop :shock:

My campsite at Lower Sabie, after providing the other campers with some entertainment when I set up camp this is my site O:V

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Kingfisher between Lower Sabie and Nkhulu

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Photo of the river at Nkhulu

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Ellies near Lower Sabie

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Some more...

Binjamiti weir

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Some more.....

Lower Sabie area

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Last photos of the trip.....

Young male Lion on gravel rd between Lower Sabie and Skukuza(only me)

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On the bridge over the Sabie river

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Hitching a ride near Pretorius Kop

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That was looking back at some great memories O:V O:V

Next some memories from 2010 and 2011 with my new camera O:V \O 0()


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Next Shingwedzi, Satara and Berg en dal 11 Sept - 3 Okt 2010

My BIL's son joined me on this trip(this was his 1st trip to Kruger), we would meet my wife and daughters at Berg en Dal \O

Here is that trip 0()


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We left Boksburg at 7 am and arrived at Phalaborwa Safari camp at 13:40 and went for a quick drive to Sable hide

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Our acomodation for our KNP visit

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First sighting

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Then our first Lion

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Next morning we left early for Shingwedzi.....

Kruger sunrise

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Some sightings between Phala gate and Mopani

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Mopani

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Waterhole near Mopani

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Still on our way to Shingwedzi

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We saw lots of vultures near Shingwedzi and lots of Buffaloe's and Kudu's that died of Anthrax :-( :-(

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Crocks on the Kanniedood dam rd

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Campfire and a peacefull atmosphere at Shingwedzi O:V ......what more can one ask for O:V \O

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Some more from Shingwedzi.....

Redrocks

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Some Big birds

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Beautiful tree in the Shingwedzi river

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Mr Boon O**

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Sharps Grysbok near Redrocks

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Waterbuck near Redrocks

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