OUR OCTOBER 2016 WEEK

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DAY 1 - FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER 2016.

We arrived at Bakubang Gate at 12:30 and met Melanie, Norman and Kendall who were going to spend the week with us.

It was extremely hot with 40 showing on the car thermometer. Thank goodness for a good air conditioner in the car.

Our first afternoon did not reveal too much so we took shelter at the shelters around the pool at Manyane until such time as we could check in.

Did a short late afternoon drive with only the usual impala, wildebeest, springbuck etc etc. making an appearance but then lying in the shade.

Pilanesberg is extremely dry. Hardly recognised Mankwe Dam.It is quite distressing.

However, as quiet as today was the rest of the trip was to prove to be our most exciting and best trip in the 10 years we have been going for annual October week.

Welcome on board.

So ends day 1.


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DAY 2 - SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER 2016. MORNING.

We were just minutes out of camp on the Tilodi Loop when we saw this young lady, Aurora, with her breakfast. Fortunately she was quite far away and half way up the hill so the cars could spread themselves out along the road and everyone had a good view.


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We watched Aurora for an hour before she jumped out of the tree and disappeared into some bushes.

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I saw these two little ones in the gents toilet at Pilanesberg Centre.

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A nice Kudu family crossing the road.

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On the pathway to Rathlogo Hide Kendall found playing in the sand far more interesting than looking for animals.

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A Dassie on the rocks on Thlware Loop.

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It was now getting very hot and all the animals had headed for shade and a lie down so we did the same.


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Wow you visit Pilanesberg so often I'm thinking you live there permanently lol

Great leopard sighting ^Q^ ^Q^

Love that dirty face \O


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Wow great Leopard and awesome Rhino ^Q^ ^Q^


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Lovely sighting of Aurora!! ^Q^

Kendall is a cutie as are the two little birdies. ;-)


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lovely little Kendall 0/0

well spotted... the spotted one O\/
then big horn... short tail lol
very cute babie's toilet ;-)

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Sjoe, what a start to day 2 :-0 ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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WOW! Never seen a leopard pic from Pilanes before!? X#X ^Q^

Rather hot there too!

What time is check in, studentfan?


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Alf wrote:Wow you visit Pilanesberg so often I'm thinking you live there permanently lol

Great leopard sighting ^Q^ ^Q^

Love that dirty face \O
Wish we did Alf. To us it is an amazing reserve to visit.

harrys wrote:Wow great Leopard and awesome Rhino
Thanks very much harrys. We were so pleased to see our first LITWK.

Flutterby wrote:Lovely sighting of Aurora!!

Kendall is a cutie as are the two little birdies.
We could not believe our luck. She really posed nicely for us.

Those two little birdies were really sweet.

nan wrote:lovely little Kendall

well spotted... the spotted one
then big horn... short tail
very cute babie's toilet
Thanks so much for the lovely comments nan.

Bushcraft wrote:Sjoe, what a start to day 2
Hi B.C. and it ain't over yet. \O \O \O

Richprins wrote:WOW! Never seen a leopard pic from Pilanes before!?

Rather hot there too!

What time is check in, studentfan?
Day 1 was extremely hot but day 2 cooled down a bit.

Check in time is 10:00.


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Starting with a leopard the rest gets a bit of an anti climax lol


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