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My Kgalagadi and Augrabies holiday- March 2010

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 by Lourens

Greetings to all the readers, I went on leave for the past 2 weeks and decided to go and visit the Northern Cape area which is unknown to me and to go and see the special Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and also Augrabies Waterfall National Park. For the guys who haven’t been there yet, it is [...]

More Photo’s

Sunday, March 21st, 2010 by Lourens

Good day readers, For more comments on the photo’s, please go and have a look on the FORUMS- PHALABORWA GATE SIGHTINGS. Regards, Lourens Botha 29 people like this article. Like 

Phalaborwa Gate Sightings- Forums

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 by Lourens

For more, on the FORUMS- My Morning Safari 16th February 2010. 43 people like this article. Like 

Phalaborwa Gate Sightings

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 by Lourens

Good day to all,   I would like to start off by saying: Martie thank you for letting us know you are safe and thank you for the part of your dream you shared with us.  It’s almost been a year of great stories, your dream you were living, but enjoy being back home and [...]

Field Guides Diary/Phalaborwa Gate Sightings

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 by Lourens

Hi everyone, Thank you all for the nice comments!!!! My previous postings are in the Field Guides Diary CATEGORY on the right hand side of this page and on the FORUMS I run PHALABORWA GATE SIGHTINGS. Hope you all enjoy it!!!   Regards,  Lourens Botha. 21 people like this article. Like 

Photo Memories!!

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 by Lourens

  I believe you will agree with me, when you go and visit the Kruger National Park you eventually used all your hard drive space to save all the pictures.  For me that is working here, I saved all those pictures on some DvD’s and the other day while going through all of them again, [...]

Good bye to Berg en Dal…

Friday, March 27th, 2009 by Lourens

Good day fellow Forumites, Today it is with great sadness that I say Goodbye to Berg en Dal after being here for just under, 2 years. To me, it was a big privilege and honor to share my daily experiences with you, from where Stephen Nel came up with the idea and me posting my [...]

Some memories from Berg en Dal Sightings

Friday, March 27th, 2009 by Lourens

Leopard in Marula Tree with Elephant Leopard with kill White Faced Owl with kill Large Spotted Genet stalking his prey Sunset Martial Eagle 20 people like this article. Like 

Battle of Crocodile Bridge

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 by Lourens

Greetings from Berg en Dal,  On Tuesday morning the 16th of December 2008 I was off and went for a drive with my friends.  We went out of the Park and drove around from Malelane Gate to Crocodile Bridge and entered the Park from that side and went to Lower Sabie for brunch.  We saw lots [...]

Scary

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 by Lourens

  It happened last year on the 7th of February 2007 at Olifants. I was on my way to do a River walk and it rained early in the morning and found this Leopard lying on the No Entry road a km outside Olifants Rest Camp to dry in the sun. I wanted to go [...]