Golden Gate NP - Something different*

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Last of day 3:

Some of the plants.....1 identified but the others

a Hlokoa-La-Tsela or Lesotho Carnation Dianthus basuticus basuticus

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Any ideas what these plants are -O-

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End of the day braai......RP I made the fire and it worked O** X#X

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Next day 4 ......Clarens -O-


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Day 4 - Clarens

Just 1km from camp this Boon family

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Clarens is a very interesting little town and if you go there take a lot of money because you WILL want to buy something lol lol

We however had some Clarens beer and chips O** O**

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On our way back to Glen Reenen we stopped at the Van Reenen Grave yard

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Then back at camp I went walk about in camp and got some birdies

Pied Starling

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Red-eyed Bulbul

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Olive thrush

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Next some more birdies 0()


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Final part of day 4

Back at camp the Cape weaver showed of his nest building skills and he entertained us for the rest of the day :-)

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Cape grassbird

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Common fiscal

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That was day 4 next our last day......


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Last day - 19 November:

We decided to do the 2 loops again

Ducks on the Langtoon dam wall

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Female stonechat

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Levaillant's Cisticola

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Village indigo bird

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-O-

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Baboon having lunch

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Zebras posing nicely

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Last of last day following :-0


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Last photos of our trip

Black wildebeest

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Red Hartebeest at the vulture restaurant

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Bald Ibus

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Swallow

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Cape vulture

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Scenery

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Khahla Watsonia lepida

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And that friends was our trip to Goldengate Nasional Park \O

I will visit again but will stay in the hotel or the mountain houses and not for that long maybe 2 days or so :-0

The scenery and landscapes in this park is awesome and breathtaking and one should visit this park at least once \O \O

Thank you everyone for your comments and for joining us on our trip :ty: :ty: O:V X#X X#X \O


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What on earth is wrong with this wildebeest's back?


Thanks, Harry, very informative Report! X#X


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Bookworm also mentioned something about them shedding their winter coat -O-


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