Africa Wild

Day 7: From Sirenhi to Letaba: H1-6 - H1-7 - S135 - S 50 - S 52 (Redrocks) - H1-6 - S48 - H1-6 - S95 - S46 - S94

Another day in Kruger - overcast with sunny minutes -O

Steenbok at Boyela


Close to Shingwedzi a congregation of vultures galore in the riverbed



Grysbok at Kanniedood dam


Redrocks Loop:





two blurds, one in flight



Red-crested Korhaan

Grey Go-away-bird

Day 7: From Sirenhi to Letaba: H1-6 - H1-7 - S135 - S 50 - S 52 (Redrocks) - H1-6 - S48 - H1-6 - S95 - S46 - S94

Coffee stop at Redrocks viewpoint:







Delicate tiny flowers of Albizia anthelmintica


On the H1-6 between Eendrag WH and the S144 turnoff Sables crossing

Day 7: From Sirenhi to Letaba: H1-6 - H1-7 - S135 - S 50 - S 52 (Redrocks) - H1-6 - S48 - H1-6 - S95 - S46 - S94


Bowerskop Baobab


... and this Elephant bull at Bowerskop WH












We stopped at Mopani camp for

Impala Lily in Mopane Camp

Natal Spurfowl chicks

Day 7: From Sirenhi to Letaba: H1-6 - H1-7 - S135 - S 50 - S 52 (Redrocks) - H1-6 - S48 - H1-6 - S95 - S46 - S94


We headed to the picnic area for lunch and encountered a herd of Buffalo crossing






We didn't see much around Mopani

fuzzy Egyptian goslings -O



Shipadani hide


Picnic at Mooiplaas:









Arrow-marked babbler

Day 7: From Sirenhi to Letaba: H1-6 - H1-7 - S135 - S 50 - S 52 (Redrocks) - H1-6 - S48 - H1-6 - S95 - S46 - S94





On the S48 Tsendze loop












H1-6 Letaba River - a break on the bridge



Green-backed Heron

Waterbuck


Waterbuck on the S95 loop:




No cooking this evening, I had an acceptable meal at Letaba restaurant with an elephant feeding in the riverbed

Beef curry

Day 8: Morning around Letaba: S 45 - S93 - S 44 - Olifants - H8 - H1-5 - S 46

In the morning along the Letaba river

Giant Kingfisher (S46)

Green-backed Heron


A colony of Yellow-billed Storks (S93)

juvenile

Day 8: Morning around Letaba: S 45 - S93 - S 44 - Olifants - H8 - H1-5 - S 46


Panoramic coffe stop at the view point (S44)







Crested Barbet

remarkable leaf pattern of Aloe


Half an hour later next stop at Olifants: Views & hippos














I am not fond of shopping but we had to get bread and milk

Day 8: Morning around Letaba: S 45 - S93 - S 44 - Olifants - H8 - H1-5 - S 46

N'wamanzi is also nice for a stop with river view.

To prevent being robbed by monkey thieves, keep closed windows and doors, but then how to get off the car



Bon appetit!






On the H1-5






Mopane woodlands on the S46






Back at Letaba for a lunch break and strolling around

spot the animal -O

Striped skink

Day 8: Afternoon around Letaba: H9 - S 69 - H1-6 - S94 - S46

We checked out the S 69 and Nhlanganini WH




and then again towards north on the H1-6

Day 8: Afternoon around Letaba: H9 - S 69 - H1-6 - S94 - S46


Middelvlei








Back to the camp: Zebra crossing at Twisappel










A Burchell's Coucal




On the bridge:

Pied Kingfisher






Giraffe on the H1-6








Along the Letaba River (S 46) not much to see but we found a nice spot without other cars for sundowner