Were those reservoirs built for the elephants or ............ ? If they were they are far too tall for many of the animals not only the tinyphants
Are you having as much "fun" as it seems or is all these hilarious conversations made up 100 %?
Damwits - Mopane Full House 2019 and 2021
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And a very liberate one at that, I guess
Still, very entertaining
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Onward!
Going north toward Mopane, nearing the Mountains of the Moon...
Kaleka, Tsale and Ngodzi. (The highest hills for 100km in either direction! )
Then we sat for a VERY long time under this tree on one of the little loops down to the Tzendze river. We had various things to do like eat our pre-ordered lunch subs from Phala Spar. And argue about who was going to have Goldenboy's sub!
RP: "Right! Who wants GB's sub!"
Frew: "Why is everyone looking at me???"
BL: "Err...we know you by now..."
Frew: "Ok, give it here! "
(To be fair, Frewells can diet at will as he is still young! )
RP: "Now...who wants leachy's sub? We are a bit late so he probably has had lunch already, as he is a creature of habit."
Frew:
Dw:
BL:
RP: "Don't be scared. Nothing will happen, I'm sure!"
BL: "YOU have it then!"
RP:
And the resident tsessebe at Mopane turnoff:
This one was definitely pregnant so we named it Frewells!
Frew:
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Leachy sent an SMS:
"Come straight to No. 11 and don't eat my sub."
So we did!
Dw: "Look, I broked a peace off the wall rock. Sorry. "
leachy: "Nyum nyumnyumnyum."
There are many pics to come from this piece of heaven on earth, don't worry! We unpacked and unhitched the trailer. I am not a big fan of manual labour, as some who know me may attest, so was more about unloading than carrying!
But especially of late my sense of organising and neatness has begun to trump that. While waiting for the pack oxen to carry their loads I pulled the trailer up te driveway and over a little embankment all by myself!
(It is quite heavy and when I tried to repeat the feat on the way home I could scarcely move it! )
Anyway:
RP: 'Right, let us go and book in!"
leachy: "Don't worry, you can do it tomorrow."
RP: "Are you sure? "
leachy: "Jaaaaa! "
This was to also prove entirely overoptimistic, and leachy was in seventh heaven, especially after a few teas, but there we go!
We went for an evening drive, with me at the wheel!
The children wanted to go to the shop, and I waited outside and became bored so found a stick to play with!
And then to one of our premeditated virgin spots, Mooiplaas Windmill!
With a hippo road!
There was nothing there...but we would revisit!
"Come straight to No. 11 and don't eat my sub."
So we did!
Dw: "Look, I broked a peace off the wall rock. Sorry. "
leachy: "Nyum nyumnyumnyum."
There are many pics to come from this piece of heaven on earth, don't worry! We unpacked and unhitched the trailer. I am not a big fan of manual labour, as some who know me may attest, so was more about unloading than carrying!
But especially of late my sense of organising and neatness has begun to trump that. While waiting for the pack oxen to carry their loads I pulled the trailer up te driveway and over a little embankment all by myself!
(It is quite heavy and when I tried to repeat the feat on the way home I could scarcely move it! )
Anyway:
RP: 'Right, let us go and book in!"
leachy: "Don't worry, you can do it tomorrow."
RP: "Are you sure? "
leachy: "Jaaaaa! "
This was to also prove entirely overoptimistic, and leachy was in seventh heaven, especially after a few teas, but there we go!
We went for an evening drive, with me at the wheel!
The children wanted to go to the shop, and I waited outside and became bored so found a stick to play with!
And then to one of our premeditated virgin spots, Mooiplaas Windmill!
With a hippo road!
There was nothing there...but we would revisit!
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Then a bit further before turning around!
We followed this displaying Kori for a long while, but he was a bit far away...lots of strange bustard behaviour that day!
And we returned and found some of the tens of thousands of elephant we would see on that trip.
I was getting quite artistic with the setting sun and all!
We followed this displaying Kori for a long while, but he was a bit far away...lots of strange bustard behaviour that day!
And we returned and found some of the tens of thousands of elephant we would see on that trip.
I was getting quite artistic with the setting sun and all!
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What are "subs"
There are always tsessebes on that corner and nowhere else, I wonder why
Is Frewells pregnant?
Everybody afraid of leachy and also obeying, how come ? The most charismatic....or the biggest?
Your "artistic" pic is terrible
There are always tsessebes on that corner and nowhere else, I wonder why
Is Frewells pregnant?
Everybody afraid of leachy and also obeying, how come ? The most charismatic....or the biggest?
Your "artistic" pic is terrible
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A sub is a sandwich bun! Tradition.
My artistic pic looked beautiful at the time of taking it!
My artistic pic looked beautiful at the time of taking it!
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Maybe the sun had not quite set yet
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A tsessebe named Freewells
And a Richprins playing with a stick because he's bored
And a Richprins playing with a stick because he's bored
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