Maybe the tannie was old....the older you get the less sure you are you will see another sunrise?
Funny that greenery along the H-10 with the ostrich?
Ag no, trip almost over...
Browns in Kruger July 2016
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A bit more restful!
Maybe the tannie was old....the older you get the less sure you are you will see another sunrise?
Funny that greenery along the H-10 with the ostrich?
Ag no, trip almost over...
Maybe the tannie was old....the older you get the less sure you are you will see another sunrise?
Funny that greenery along the H-10 with the ostrich?
Ag no, trip almost over...
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Great stuff again BC 
Even I'm having to start listening to the kids when they 'think' they see something now - they're getting very good at spotting and their eyes are a significant upgrade on mine
Even I'm having to start listening to the kids when they 'think' they see something now - they're getting very good at spotting and their eyes are a significant upgrade on mine
Re: Browns in Kruger July 2016
Thanks again Lisbeth, Flutts, Mel, RP & PJL for popping in and commenting on this episode
Re: Browns in Kruger July 2016
15th Lower Sabie to Mpila Imfolozi
We were packed and out the gate minutes after it opened and I had my normal “leaving the park blinkers” on much to the Cow’s horror who likes to take detours on the way out, but it was still dark until around 6:30am so one couldn’t see anything unless it was in the road anyway, so soon she agreed it was better to duck straight away. We did stop for a few locals as it got light enough for pics though.
We arrived at Croc Bridge at around 7:15am, so the stress levels were up again and as it was a week day the roads were much busier in Swaziland then normal, so we only arrived at Hluhluwe’s Memorial gate at around 12:30pm.
The Cow went to sort out the gate politics while the rats and I organized the cameras to save time and soon we were in the park.
We had seen a large ellie herd on Lower Magangeni while at the gate so I was meant to turn immediately at the gate onto the dirt but forgot about the turn, however the first 5km from Memorial Gate always produces plenty general game and today was the same, so we forgot about the ellies.
A few km later the other end of the Magangeni loop appeared so we ducked down it and took the upper loop at the fork in the road which produced a few lion in the distance who were checking out a buffalo herd
I could see the lower Magangeni below the lion and thought we may be able to get closer so started to turn on the small dirt road, but we were on the side of a mountain, so the Cow and Hawkeyes, who are both afraid of heights, began squealing at me so loudly that I couldn’t concentrate.
Eventually I made the turn and Hawkeyes broke the tension “I nearly wet myself!” which had all laughing again.
To be continued
We were packed and out the gate minutes after it opened and I had my normal “leaving the park blinkers” on much to the Cow’s horror who likes to take detours on the way out, but it was still dark until around 6:30am so one couldn’t see anything unless it was in the road anyway, so soon she agreed it was better to duck straight away. We did stop for a few locals as it got light enough for pics though.
We arrived at Croc Bridge at around 7:15am, so the stress levels were up again and as it was a week day the roads were much busier in Swaziland then normal, so we only arrived at Hluhluwe’s Memorial gate at around 12:30pm.
The Cow went to sort out the gate politics while the rats and I organized the cameras to save time and soon we were in the park.
We had seen a large ellie herd on Lower Magangeni while at the gate so I was meant to turn immediately at the gate onto the dirt but forgot about the turn, however the first 5km from Memorial Gate always produces plenty general game and today was the same, so we forgot about the ellies.
A few km later the other end of the Magangeni loop appeared so we ducked down it and took the upper loop at the fork in the road which produced a few lion in the distance who were checking out a buffalo herd
I could see the lower Magangeni below the lion and thought we may be able to get closer so started to turn on the small dirt road, but we were on the side of a mountain, so the Cow and Hawkeyes, who are both afraid of heights, began squealing at me so loudly that I couldn’t concentrate.
Eventually I made the turn and Hawkeyes broke the tension “I nearly wet myself!” which had all laughing again.
To be continued
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Beautiful light on the last animals in the KNP 
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Tut tut...getting lost! You are getting old! 
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Just luck with the light but thanksLisbeth wrote:Beautiful light on the last animals in the KNP
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Ja, it makes leaving Kruger seem less "final"Flutterby wrote:Nice to break the trip home with a stopover in Hluhluwe!
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Richprins wrote:Tut tut...getting lost! You are getting old!
Ja, we all are