WE DROVE AROUND FOR ONE AND HALF HOURS WHEN SUDDENLY ON THE KORWE LINK WE SAW THIS GUY IN THE ROAD IN THE SHADE OF A TREE. WE STOPPED, SWITCHED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED. HE SAW US, GOT UP AND WALKED TOWARD US. RIGHT NEXT TO US HE SAT AND WATCHED SOME IMPALA A LITTLE WAY OFF AND THEN STALKED THEM. THANKFULLY HE MISSED THEM AND HE THEN DISAPPEARED INTO THE BUSH. ALL IN ALL WE HAD WATCHED HIM FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES WITHOUT ANOTHER CAR IN SIGHT. WE WILL LET THE FOLLOWING PICS TELL THE STORY.
AFTER WAITING A WHILE TO SEE IF HE WOULD RE-APPEAR WE MOVED ON. PLENTY OF GENERAL GAME TO BE SEEN. ON OUR WAY BACK TO THE GATE WE DECIDED TO POP IN AND SAY FAREWELL TO OUR LIONESS AND TWO CUBS. WE STOPPED ON THE SMALL BRIDGE AND THE LIONS WERE THERE BUT SO WAS THIS GUY MAKING HIS WAY UP FROM TILODI DAM.
WE MANAGED TO WATCH OUR LIONS FOR A WHILE AND GET THIS SHOT:
IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE THE ELLIE REACHED US AND GAVE US A SHAKE OF THE HEAD. THIS WAS THE SIGNAL FOR US TO LEAVE, SO WE REVERSED, DID A U-TURN AND HEADED FOR THE GATE AND CAMP.
SORRY ABOUT THE OVER EXPOSURE BUT IT WAS NOW QUITE DARK.
This week had proven to be our must sucessful week in Pilanesberg. Unfortunately this is also our final album until October 2012. Thank you for sharing it with us. We sincerely hope that we have hung up a nice juicy carrott for any of you mites that have not yet been to Pilanesberg (especially B.C. and clan and Pumbaa.) //\0--
Until next we meet - Stay safe, stay happy and enjoy life to the fullest.