Repeat of the September "Work" trip

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September rolled around again and an opportunity for a work trip to Pretoria and Hazeyview sites so of course a detour to Kruger was added to the plans .

We drove to site in Pretoria and left in the late afternoon driving to Millys for a night stayover . It was a very nice accommodation setup for the night with view over the dam.
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We left early the next morning and had to take a detour due to the N4 being blocked with a truck accident so we did a scenic trip through Sabie to Hazeyview site for the next days work .After wards we left the site and drove through Phabeni gate on the way to Pretoriuskop .

Just onto the S3 a baby punk Giraffe
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and a waterbuck lying in the shade as it was a hot afternoon
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We turned onto the H1 headed towards Pretorius and Spots appeared creeping across infront of us
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It was stalking some Kudu :shock: maybe just practising or a youngster as it did not seem big enough to take down a Kudu
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The did not seem aware of the Leopard and eventually the stalking moved into the dense bush and we could not see the hunter or Prey.
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we waited a while but nothing moved so we went to check into camp very happy with the start to the trip .


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indeed what a start O/\

magnificent Leopard stalking... a Kudu [Luv]
and cute little Giraffe


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What a nice morning surprise O\/

Has Millys always had rooms or is it something new -O-

Great spotty sighting ^Q^ ^Q^

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Aha, Rog, a new trip! O/\

I didn't know Milly's had accommodation, looks nice! :shock:

And how lucky to start the trip like that! X#X

Still quite green for September, hey?

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nan wrote: Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:49 pm indeed what a start O/\

magnificent Leopard stalking... a Kudu [Luv]
and cute little Giraffe
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Lisbeth wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:35 pm What a nice morning surprise O\/

Has Millys always had rooms or is it something new -O-

Great spotty sighting ^Q^ ^Q^

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Not sure when they built the accommodation . Always seen them from the shop and website and SO really wanted to stay there .Was very nice setup as stopover .
Richprins wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 5:56 pm Aha, Rog, a new trip! O/\

I didn't know Milly's had accommodation, looks nice! :shock:

And how lucky to start the trip like that! X#X

Still quite green for September, hey?

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Mills room was very nice and of course dinner at the restaurant was very nice .

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After unpacking we went for a quick drive as it was quite late . Looping around Pretoriuskop and down to Shiltahwe dam

A little buck froze for its photo to be taken but not much else was around close to camp .
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At the dam a kite kept swooping down to grab something lying in the parking area we could not make out if it was a squashed bug or something dropped but it did eventualy grab it and flew off
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A Grey Heron was in the distance but not much else was about .
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We eventually left back to camp and watched the sunset on the sand road into the side of Camp
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WoW, what a start, Roger,

especially with that leopard :-0 also love that baby punk giraffe and the waterbuck ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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How remarkable that kite capture at Shitlhave, Rog! O/\

Ah, my old haunts!

Nice bokkie and sunset too! :-0


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Cute steenbok \O

The kite is sure close to the ground :shock: Great catch :yes:

Hey, there was also a starling! lol

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Pumbaa wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:51 pm WoW, what a start, Roger,

especially with that leopard :-0 also love that baby punk giraffe and the waterbuck ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
:yes: very luck with the Leopard
Richprins wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:55 pm How remarkable that kite capture at Shitlhave, Rog! O/\

Ah, my old haunts!

Nice bokkie and sunset too! :-0
The dam is one of our most favourite spots when we at Pretorius \O
Lisbeth wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:14 pm Cute steenbok \O

The kite is sure close to the ground :shock: Great catch :yes:

Hey, there was also a starling! lol

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:yes: was flying in lower and lower each time it came down to try grab whatever was there.


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