Living My Dream Day 254 (Satara Day 11)
Good Evening again…at least tonight I can blog with hundred of bugs around ….not millions like a few days ago~but I can survive with these few around!
To the comments…again…and I thank you all for reading and commenting…and a warm welcome again to the new readers and commentars! I really appreciate it! DocD, Im not sure, but can check the setting for the LBR pic…I put the cam on program P and it does it all for me! Tjoppa, so sorry I will miss your famous potjie…but October we are going to Cape Town, no Kruger for me…have my daughters wedding and that will definately take up all our time! Erika, wow, a LBR with a snake….must have been awesome to watch! Green Widow I can tell you that Engel (GW) has so many things to sort out…after moving house he was not there for a while….and I think you can imagine how much stuff hes got…..screws, nails, fishing gear, gadgets…millions of them….at least he is home for a few days before he flies out to South America again…hopefully it will all be in place when I get back home! I will get to your other comment later! Madeleine..I would rather have these bugs than a snake in my bed or even here in my camp! I will try your recipe of cloves on the fire and see what happens! Also, Mike and Delene, I have my Citronella lamps burning, but far away from my camp…these bugs were all over it! Rusky, nice to hear from you again, hope you have an awesome trip in India…cant imagine how many birds you will add to your list! Danie and Alma Steyn, so sorry I forgot to add the pic of Nsemani Dam…just for you, here is one that I tried to take this am! Not a great pic and already 10 days without rain, but still full!
Annette (click click) so glad you got some nice sightings on your way out….and to you and Kitwebun…..the guy that went off the road at the Leopard and lion sightings was reported by someone who took pics….I met up with Mobi (the traffic cop) again and he was very proud to tell me that he went looking for this guy and found him at the car wash! A R3000 fine was given! I really appreciate seeing and hearing that some camps like Satara is doing all they can to curb this behaviour! Well done to all! JenE @cullinan…glad you liked the prezzie of the LBR! Unlike me, I wont have a little thingie from Engel to open tomorrow, but then maybe Kruger will give me something special…who knows! Marelize and Hennie, who wants to see lions when you can see leopards! 3 sightings, wow…..and wilddogs! Im glad you had a good time and maybe meet you again soon! Rika Grobbelaar, I dont have my book here, but think that you are referring to an African Wood Pigeon….real beautiful colors! I also sat for a long time wathcing the first one I saw! Jaycee (MIL) the bugs are still around, just not as many as before….wish they would just get away….I dont have the exact figures but according to my “secretary” Fathima we have had almost 900 individuals commenting on the blog from almost 40 countries! Jay, thanks for following My Dream from Day 1….a book…who knows what the feature holds! DeleneD, so the cat is out of the bag…..yes, tomorrow is my birthday! Will take it slow and unfortunately its my last full day at Satara until I pack up again on Wednesday and moving to Maroela camp on Thursday!
Back to today! I took a very long drive…all the way up on the tar road towards Olifants, then turn off on the Ngotso Weir road and down the Old Main road (think the S90)….sightings of the usual were in abundance…Zebra, Wildebeest, Impala, Giraffe, Elephant and Buffs all over….then I found something again that I know is special to Engel…and especially for him again…Rhino….on the turn off to the Timbavati road..2 of them next to the road!
Then just after I turned off onto the Ngotso Weir, must say the area still looked very dry…I found another Rhino…this one with quiet a big horn…he really did not like me distrubing his snooze!
Then nothing, not even a car insight, but I enjoyed the bush, being by myself and just taking in the smells of Kruger….then all opened up…such vast areas of nothing…but I had to stop and look at the sea of flowers!
Not long after I found these 2 Steenbuck….the male was really in the mood for a romantic morning, but his wife, fiance, girlfriend would have nothing to do with him! Shame even his tongue was hanging out!
I returned to camp by 11″30 and it was already a very hot day….lots of clouds in the sky, but still no rain. Think the area up North from here need a lot more before winter time!
Played a bit of scrabble with Fathima and then my internet went on the blink…again….read my book and had a snoze and by 4pm I was ont he road again….still very hot…sure I would not see any animals in this heat…once again…I say, must be better to open the gates later and close them later…I took the S100 and apart from a few Giraffe , Impala and Wildebeest nothing around! Turned around after an hour and took the road back to camp…still the same animals, but I did find this small herd of buffs trying to cool off in a pool of water.
As I returned to camp Tibby came around for a quick chat….glad you saw the lions today….and hope you have many more great sighting on your stay here! Then a quick call from Engel.and Im done with this blog tonight…as said many times before…not a very exciting day for you with cats and dogs….but to me…another magic day in Kruger!
Until tomorrow
Sleep tite
Martie
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January 11th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIE - for tomorrow the 12th. . I wish you a birthday filled with moments that will be forever cherished and may you always feel the presence of God as He leads you through your many tomorrows.
I hope that you have a wonderful day – that all the beautiful animals come out to show themselves to you. Love from Mavis (Green Widow).
January 11th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Ngotso without a lion sighting??? Now that doesn’t happen very often.
Happy birthday Marty, lets hope Kruger has something special in store for you.
Darren
January 11th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Hi Martie
Wishing you a very happy birthday for tomorrow. May you have an amazing day!!!
Have you managed to find out what those horrible bugs are?
Cheryl
January 11th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Hi Engel. OOO thank you for the rhino pics. still reckon they the greatest.. So you had a slow day for a change.. In a way it must have felt nice to just take in the bush and smells etc. Almost as nice as good sightings. Im sure the animals will all come out to play again soon. Glad the goggas not so many tonight Hope you can eat in peace. Also hope your mouth getting better and you STILL TAKING MED. Luv u XXX Gnite Speak soon
January 11th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many more happy,healthy ones. It was super to meet you at last ,thankyou for your time.
We had a super Kruger time and were very fortunate to see Brown Snake eagle eating boomslang, then 200 meters futher a Wahlberg Eagle eating a mouse and the best 500 m later a bigLIT
January 11th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Hi Martie
Just wishing u the best of Kruger for your birthday and your stay up to you leave. May u cherish your memories for the rest of your life and when u back in Doha just wake up with a smile every day and smell the Kruger. All the best for u and thanks again for bringing us Kruger everyday.
Sanet
Vanderbijlpark
January 11th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Hi Martie, happy birthday, who says not an exciting day, what more could a person ask for than to be in KNP and for you to bring us a taste of it, as long as it has legs and moves we or at least I am happy to see what you see. So pleased to know that someone got a lekker fine for being stupid. Love the pic of flowers. Have a lovely day tomorrow. Regards Chrissie.
January 11th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Glad I got in first to wish you for your birthday. Now that I have read and digested your blog I will comment on that.
What do you mean “not an exciting day for us” – every day in Kruger is an exciting day, just some days are better than others. Tonight’s blog might not have cats but the Sea of Flowers is beautiful – did you take a detour to Namaqualand? Lovely Rhino and Buffalo pics and such cute little Steenbuck and oh so good to see Nsemani dam looking so good.
To Mobi the traffic cop – well done – I like to read about inconsiderate idiots being fined for their misbehaviour – lets hope that R3000 fine will teach him a lesson!
The most interesting news is Fathima’s report that you have almost 900 individuals from 40 different countries who follow your blog – that is really amazing – congratulations Martie. Keep up your good work.
January 11th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
I’m so glad Mobi fined that guy
guess he’ll think twice about what it would cost him to get a nice picture next time.
from someone… and another awesome day with a special sighting or two or three… and no bugs.
Glad you found some rhinos again!
Happy birthday, hope you do get a prezzie
January 11th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Hi Martie
Wishing you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY with lots of special sightings
for a very special day.
Love Sylvia
January 11th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I’m so glad Mobi fined that guy, guess he’ll think twice about what it would cost him to get a nice picture next time.
Glad you found some rhinos again!
Happy birthday, hope you do get a prezzie from someone… and another awesome day with a special sighting or two or three… and no bugs.
January 11th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Hi Martie,
Thanks for the chat today. It is always good to share your Kruger experiences with others who also enjoy the bush. Happy birthday for tomorrow. Hope I will get a chance to see you and wish you in person. Enjoy your day.
Tibby
January 11th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Martie … Slow day but still a special day in Kruger!!
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday for tomorrow – may it be a special day for you! Will be thinking of you and of course will have a cold one on you. All the very best wishes to a very special lady.
norms.
January 11th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Happy happy birthday for Tuesday – may 2010 hold amazing blessings for you, and your loved ones too.
I hope that your day will be special – no matter what animals you get to see – and that you have lots of messages from your family & friends.
I imagine we will all be thinking of you
I will drink a toast to you after work – will be old brown sherry – so ‘enjoy’!!!
Still loving the blog, and trying to read all the comments as well, don’t always get to them all though, especially now that I am back at work! At least our school children only arrive on Wednesday in Irene, Pretoria, so tomorrow to still “ease in to things”.
Have a good ‘happy birthday’ and may all your new dreams come true too.
God bless.
Heather Cohoe
January 11th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Hi Martie, wishing you a happy birthday for tomorrow, i hope the kruger gives you a birthday to remember!!! If you are at a loose end when you finish your year in the Kruger you could think about writing a cook book!! I love hearing about all the different meals you’ve cooked and eaten. Some of us are not very adventuous when it comes to cooking in Kruger.
Have a wonderful birthday
Lorraine
January 11th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Hi Martie, just read the other comments and it seems that everything has been said!!!! Your pics are beautiful, as usual, the flowers – how beautiful, i’m sure that I can smell the air, the Rhino’s are amazing!!!! Just being in Kruger is the biggest bonus ever!!! I’m watching to see where you will be until the 1st of April and I am going to try my best to meet you before you leave!!! I have to meet you just to shake your hand and thank you for all your very hard work in bringing Kruger to us!!!!! Well done!!!! Have a wonderful day tomorrow, and may Kruger offer you it’s best for your birthday!!!!! I’m sure it will!!! I shall wish you tomorrow!!!! Sleep tight and take care!!! Till tomorrow!!!!!
January 11th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIE !! May u have a special day in your special place , Kruger ! Thank you once again 4 sharing Kruger with us every night !
sed year of joy !
Have a bles
January 11th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Hope you have a lovely birthday tomorrow and get some AMAZING sightings!!
Gemma
January 11th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Hi Martie – happy happy happy birthday for tomorrow. Thanks so much for the update on the jerk! Sorry – shouldn’t get so carried away, but I really dislike such bad behaviour – and he was an eledrly man with white hair and beard and should know better – so thanks so much to the guy who fined him and also to the hero who took the incriminating photos!
I am missing Kruger already even though I live on a game farm…..you must come and visit us some day. Yes – I agree – I would also like to shake your hand in thanks for bringing us your daily experiences in Kruger – I loved your Steenbok photo today – love is in the air in Kruger – we saw many amorous animals during our stay.
Jilly
Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng
January 11th, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Hi Martie,
Even a quiet day in KNP is better than a day at work! Hope you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow with a special sighting from Kruger!! Only 6 more sleeps until we’re off to Olifants. Hope the bugs stay at Satara and don’t follow you to Maroela.
Regards
Louis
January 11th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Hi Martie,
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
January 11th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
Hi Martie !
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! MAY YOU BE BLESSED ABUNDANTLY ON YOUR BIRTHDAY TOMORROW, & HAVE VERY SPECIAL MOMENTS IN THAT BEAUTIFUL PARADISE !!
Thanks again for the stunning pic’s ! The fields of flowers are awesome and the Steenbuck romping through the flowers is so very special!
Much Love,
Veronica and Ced
January 11th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Happy Birthday Martie, may there be many more. Hope Kruger gives you something really nice on your Happy Birthday.
Love,
Ken & Urs
January 12th, 2010 at 12:18 am
Hello Martie!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!
I wish you a wonderful day filled with all the presents (special moments, smell, sound) from Kruger. No Birthday-cake, but maybe a wild cat for a “capricorn”..best star sign!!!
Cheers!!
Madeleine
January 12th, 2010 at 12:39 am
Hi Martie,
also a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY from a white and cold Burghausen/Germany! I’m sure Kruger will have some kind of surprise and gift for you and I’m looking forward to hear what it was. Enjoy your day and take it easy
all the best
flying cheetah
January 12th, 2010 at 2:37 am
Hi Mg A very very Happy Birthday to you. Have a great day and a wonderful year ahead.
January 12th, 2010 at 2:39 am
Hi Martie
Happy Birthday!! I am sitting here feeling really sad as I have just said goodbye to my daughter who lives in the UK and has visited us for a few weeks.
She surprised us on New years day so I have been on cloud nine since then!! Now need to catch up on my reading – looks like you had some amazing leopard sightings recently – and I would swap a good day at the office for a *quiet* day in Kruger anytime!! Hope to meet you before you leave as we get to Kruger about every two months or so. Thanks for bringing us your sightings – it brightens up my day (and sometimes very late nights!!). God Bless.
Janet
Johannesburg
January 12th, 2010 at 2:40 am
Oh, and you share your birthday with my MIL (Elaine). Happy Bday Mom, love you xx
January 12th, 2010 at 3:00 am
hi martie.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY hope you have a great day and hopefully kruger will provide a special present for you.
bye for now stu & toni
a quiet day by your standards still i would take that rather than be stuck at work
January 12th, 2010 at 3:02 am
Hey
Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a great day and Kruger gives some awesome sightings to make this one very special birthday you shall not forget!
wildfreak
January 12th, 2010 at 5:49 am
Morning Martie,
Happy birthday and may Kruger give you a special gift today. We are thinking of you and wish we could be there.
Lekker dag
N + M
Malelane
January 12th, 2010 at 6:17 am
Happy Birthday Martie – hope you have a fantastic day. Hope Kruger gives you a special birthday gift today.
January 12th, 2010 at 6:18 am
Good Morning Martie
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
I wish you a very Happy Birthday – Have a wonderful year of Kruger memories ahead, enjoy your day even if it’s sitting in the shade somewhere in the bush all by yourself. Just remember we will be thinking of you. I do believe Kruger has something special for you today. Thanks once again for doing the blog for us every evening we realy appreciate it.
Regards
Annatjie
Kempton Park
January 12th, 2010 at 6:28 am
Happy birthday!!!! Hope you have an amazing day!!!!!
Werna (Port Edward)
January 12th, 2010 at 6:44 am
Good morning Birthday Girl!!!
WOW Nsemani looks awesome! We can’t believe how full it is comparing to Aug. The animals must have a real JOL! Thx for the pic and your effort! Sjoe it brings back such GREAT memories – wish we can be there – but we not so sure about the heat and the goggos!
May we take the time in wishing you a true Psalm 23 birthday. May all the promises in there be true just for you!
All our love and blessings and again thx for being such a blessing to us and all bloggers! Speak to you later tonight!
Regards
DAS
January 12th, 2010 at 6:48 am
Hi Martie
Wishing you a very special Birthday full of happyness and joy. May Kruger has a special sighting to offer you.
Have a wonderful day and enjoy it.
Keep well – Ursula – from a white and ice cold Switzerland!
January 12th, 2010 at 6:57 am
Hi Martie
Many happy returns of the day. Hope you have one fantastic day. You must give yourself off tonight and go and have a meal in the restuarant where you will be served and you don’t have to do a thing but eat and drink and listen to the noises you can hear.
You have to get someone to take a couple of photo’s of you so you can show how you spent your special day.
When my SO turned 50 we were in the park. We celebrated his birthday the Saterday evening and left the Sunday for the park his birthday was on the Tuesday. Being in the park makes one so relaxed and you don’t worry about dates etc anyway long story short I forgot it was his birthday and he never said anything either. We were at Shingwedzi anddecided to go up to Pundi Maria and buy lunch there. I had ordered our food and while I was waiting it just came to me that it was his birthday, without thinking I ran out of the cafateria back to the car the wish him. It really was funny, I don’t know what the staff thought of me ordering paying and running out without the order. I did go back though for it.
Enjoy your day and spoil yourself.
Regards
Dawn (Johannesburg)
January 12th, 2010 at 7:05 am
It is officially Tuesday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
May God bless you and give you good health! Hope you see the Big 5 today with something extra, just to spoil you on your b’day, enjoy a big breakfast and have a few beers!
Liza and family from Pretoria
January 12th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Dear Martie,
Happy Birthday for today. I hope you have a great day and lots of wonderful sightings..Thank you for bringing the Kruger to us every day. Best Regards Peggylou
January 12th, 2010 at 7:11 am
Hi Martie
Happy happy birthday – may your glass always be full.
We’ve been back in Joburg 7 days now and are having serious withdrawal symptoms – unfortunately there is no cure, but fortunately your blog keeps us sane!
Molpol40 has a good idea with a cookbook. Jeremy Mansfield’s recipe book was a combination of recipes and photos and stories of his travels and was a huge success – perhaps you should do something similar, combining recipes and photos of your time in Kruger – it can finance your next dream!
Have the most aweome day today – the blog is always great, no matter what you post – a little bit of heaven for us all to enjoy each day.
January 12th, 2010 at 7:13 am
Hi M
A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!
Hope you have a swell ay.
Take Care
Ayesha
January 12th, 2010 at 7:14 am
Hi Martie
Happy birthday!!!!!
I hope you have a lovely day and great sightings.
Best wishes
Bern (Durban)
January 12th, 2010 at 7:18 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear Martie – may 2010 be a truly blessed year for you and your loved ones. Imagine this to be a whole bunch –
Special thanks to you for keeping us “high on Kruger” now that we have returned to the fairest Cape!
Our very best wishes
Johann & Theresa (Vishoek) and Andre & Rita (Claremont)
(Skukuza – bokkoms !!!)
January 12th, 2010 at 7:20 am
Hi Martie wishing you a very happy birthday today
, what a special place to have it….. Lets hope you have an exciting day with lots of great sightings. Well done Mobi…. Take care. Bev
January 12th, 2010 at 7:36 am
Good Morning Martie
Many many happy returns of your birthday.
Go On, pluck up the courage and make friends with the elephants. Make this day a special one to remember the Kruger elephants.
You are an extraordinary woman and all of us have been enriched by your courage and determination.
Regards
Sergio
January 12th, 2010 at 7:42 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Martie hope you have a wonderful day with great sightings, sure you will see something good today. Glad to hear that some of the badies have been fined.
Love
Ada & Nic
January 12th, 2010 at 7:42 am
Hi Martie
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I wish you all the things that can fill a day with happiness, specially in Kruger.
Once had my b/day in Kruger and she gave me a gift that morning I’ll always remember; a lioness with cub next to the road. To me it was so special, and I believe you will also recieve something special today.
Thanks again for all the time you put in to give us your daily experience on the blog and for sharing your stunning photos.
Yes, a cookbook, “Healthy food on a Safari” will be welcome! Chops, steak, boerewors and buns can get very boring after a few nights.
But for today, you must enjoy each and every moment in the bush and have many happy returns to this paradise!
Pumba (Benoni)
January 12th, 2010 at 7:43 am
Dear Martie,
It’s been almost a month since I last commented on the blog. It’s sad how quickly time flies. Then, I was so excited about my pending trip to SA and the Park. And now I am quite thoroughly depressed that the time passed so quickly… I really miss my family and the time we spent in the Park. But such is life.
We had a really good time and was lucky enough to see the big five, including one LOG and one LIT! It was a special treat for us. We got the chance to stay at Olifants again, and the camp is beautiful as ever. Sigh, I miss it! But now I am back to living my dream through yours! So thank you as ever for bringing us your wonderful blog every day!
All my best best wishes for a wonderful birthday! May you be rewarded with wonderful sightings. Hope you don’t miss your family too much; I’m sure they are with you in spirit.
Best,
George (@Hong Kong)
January 12th, 2010 at 7:47 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Have a great one.
January 12th, 2010 at 7:51 am
♪♫♪♫Happy Birthday to you♫♪♫Happy Birthday to you♪♫♪Happy Biiiiiiiiirrrrttttthhhhhhday Deeeeaaaaaaaaar Martie♪♫♪
♪♫♪ Happy Birthday tooooooooooo yyoooooouuuuuuuuuuu ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪
May you have many more more, filled with Love, Laughter and Good Health.
January 12th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Marty,
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY – hope Kruger delivers a beautiful day
Lorna
Durban
January 12th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Many happy returns – hope you have many happy and healthy ones for years to come. Surely Kruger will give you a fantistic prezzie !!!
Isam
January 12th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Martie
I wish you a very happy birthday on this special day in Kruger. Hope you have some great sightings to bring us tomorrow (even ants in Kruger are great). Can’t wait to go to Pretoriuskop and Moroela in September!!
Enjoy
Angie
January 12th, 2010 at 8:12 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIE!!! I hope you are going to have a wonderful day with many breathtaking sightings! Once again thanks for your blog.
Theuns
January 12th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Hi martie,
Happy birthday today hope Kruger will bring you something special today. Any day in Kruger is beter than a half a day in the city. Thanks again for bringing us in the city the beuty of Kruger. Enjoy your day and the rest of your stay.
Ockie and SO
January 12th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Love the steenbok not many people have seen them courting.
January 12th, 2010 at 8:23 am
Hi Martie,
Have an awesome birthday today. Enjoy the rest of your dream!!!!!
God Bless,
Monika
January 12th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Hi Martie
May you have a wonderful B’Day and great present from Kruger!
LOL
Melissa
January 12th, 2010 at 8:31 am
Hi Martie
Hope you have a very, very happy birthday. Enjoy your last weeks in Kruger and thanks again for the blog. Never miss a day
Keep well
Lesley
January 12th, 2010 at 8:32 am
HI Martie
Happy Birthday, hope the bush decides to make it a special day for you!
January 12th, 2010 at 8:34 am
HI MARTIE
I WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY B’DAY! I really hope the park gives you a special prezzie.
Enjoy your day.
Cecile NST
January 12th, 2010 at 8:41 am
will make it awesome with special sightings . Hubby had is neck op in Nov and going for his 6 weeks check up next week and if everything is ok we will go camping in Kruger soon.
Jane (Boksburg
January 12th, 2010 at 9:02 am
What better place in the world to have a birthday??—–just sad that you don’t have Engel with you !! My SO and I have birthdays on consecutive days in August and have celebrated them in th Park for almost 50 years !!!
Have a wonderful day .
January 12th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Hi Martie
A very happy birthday to you, I could think of no better way of spending a birthday than in Kruger, hope you are spoilt with wonderful sightings. Thanks so much for this bringing Kruger into our homes, can’t wait for our next trip! 185 days to go.
Enjoy your day.
Verieta (Uitenhage)
January 12th, 2010 at 9:15 am
May I add my very Happy Birthday wishes to all the others.
I hope Kruger gives you a very special present.
Take care
Regards
Elsa.
January 12th, 2010 at 9:20 am
Hi Martie
Happy Birtday may God bless you in everything that you do.
Hope it is going to be a bug free evening
Enjoy
January 12th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Happy Birthday Martie!
Have a great day, with all the wishlist completed…….or what ever Kruger decides to show…hopefully good!!!
January 12th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Blessings on Your Day Martie! Hope it’s a special and happy birthday! With all the wishes coming your way, and being in Satara … sounds like a great combo! Enjoy and have fun. All the very, very best for a groovy year.
i♥kruger
January 12th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Wishing you a wonderful and very happy birthday Martie! May you be blessed with extra super special sightings today. Thank you for this amazing blog. You are doing such a fantastic job of sharing your time in Kruger with us all. DB
January 12th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Dear Martie
Just to wish you a WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY today –
may you have an incredibly special day 
Thanks again for all your effort in bringing Kruger to us all at home – wherever in the world that we may be…
God Bless you on this special day
Cheers
Gill
January 12th, 2010 at 9:42 am
Happy Birthday Martie I suppose like the rest of the forum angels you are 39 …again .. today
Have a ghreat day and hope the folk in Satara spoil you rotten.
January 12th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Happy birthday, what a wonderful day it must be for you to have your b-day in the Kruger, if only all of us could be there with you today to have a drink with you, that would have been lovely. To meet the person who light up our days with stories and photo’s would have been great!
Enjoy your day with what ever the Kruger brings to you!
January 12th, 2010 at 10:03 am
Happy Birthday Martie!
January 12th, 2010 at 10:07 am
Wishing you a very happy birhday.Not many can have theirs in paradise.
January 12th, 2010 at 10:11 am
Happy birthday to you, wishing you all of the best for 2010!! I hope you will have a bugfree evening (as dit ek was het ek gehardloop so ver as wat ek kon), and I also hope you take the day off, and enjoy the bush!!
I havent been in the Kruger for quite some time, thats why I canno
t wait to get to the office to read your blog!!
Enjoy your day!!!!!!!!
January 12th, 2010 at 10:28 am
Hi Martie
Best wishes for your birthday – I hope that Kruger is delivering the best for you on this special day!
Thanks for your daily blog, and fantastic pictures… don’t know what we are all going to do when you leave the Park on 1 April 2010.
May I ask you the condition of the gravel roads in the Satara area, in particular the Sweni Road, is that still so corrugated or has it been graded?
Hope you are having a great day so far.
Linda
Johannesburg
January 12th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Hi Martie
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Hope you have a great day, it was great meeting you in December
at Skukuza, hope you enjoyed the biltong we left for you
January 12th, 2010 at 10:50 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIE hope you have a wonderful day, pity Engel is not with you, but I am sure that Kruger will give you something “special”.
We returned from the park last week and I am also having withdrawal symptoms, thanks once again for bringing Kruger to us.
PARKADDICT (Lynne)
January 12th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Hi Martie
Happy Birthday for today , keep the dream alive , love the pics!!!!
January 12th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Hi Martie.
First time for me to write something here, but I read it everyday and I love the photos.
Happy birthday. Hope it is a wonderfull day…. Best present is just to be in the Kruger… Enjoy.
January 12th, 2010 at 11:14 am
A VERY VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU MARTIE!!
Have an awesome day and enjoy every second of it! Hope all your KNP dreams and aspirations come true today!
Cheers
Jenette
January 12th, 2010 at 11:22 am
A very Happy Birthday to you Martie. Kruger delivered a great Christmas prezzie so I have no doubt it will deliver a great birthday one as well.
Take care
January 12th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Dear Martie
Hope you have a wonderful Birthday.
Thank you for your blog and for making my trips to Kruger even more enjoyable.
Secretarybird
January 12th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Hello Martie, hope you having a fabulous birthday in kruger! Enjoy ur self, next bday u will be at office!
January 12th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Hi Martie
Baie geluk met jou spesiale dag…..so bly jy kan op ‘n spesiale plek wees om dit te vier….jammer Engel is nie daar by jou nie.
Pragtige foto’s van die Renosters wonder hoe lank is daardie horings van hulle….
Ek hoop jy het ‘n wonderlike dag gehad
soete drome
Ramona
January 12th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Dear Martie.
A VERY HAPPY B-DAY. Hope you had a lovely day today. May God bles you and guide you all the days of your life. I must say Amanda is right. “If only all of us could be there with you tonight to have a drink with you” It would have been great. I think a book of your dream would be great. (Carmen needs funds for her project of wildlife rehab. Maybe she could help with the book.)
Have a nice day and great sightings.
Thea and Family.
January 12th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Hi Martie
I’m wishing you another year Of laughter, joy and fun, Surprises, love and happiness, And when your birthday’s done,
I hope you feel deep in your heart, As your birthdays come and go, How very much you mean to us
The Behrens Family
Thank you again for Living my Dream aswell.
January 12th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Hi Martie, enjoy a wonderful birthday in the park – as it is also my younger daughter’s wedding anniversary I’m always going to remember you on this day! kindest regards,
Sandy, Durbanville
January 12th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Hi Martie
HAPPY BIRTHDAY , May your year be filled with lots more JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope that Kruger will bring you lots of great sightings, at least the tons of flowers he already gave!!!!!!!
I’m still enjoying your every blog since Day 1, your stories and pictures is getting better day by day!!!!!
Pantera Leo and family is enjoying what Kruger gives them,wilddogs,leopard ect. Hope they get to see you?
Have a fantastic day!!!!!
Regards
Elsa (Nkumbe)
Bloemfontein
January 12th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Happy Birthday Martie – who could wish for a better place to be! May the bugs leave you in peace from now on.
You have made my YEAR hearing that at least 2 idiots have been given big fines recently. Once the word gets out that hefty fines are being given out, it will soon stop their moronic behaviour. Well done to Mobi.
Debbie – White River
January 12th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Hi Martie, Hope you really enjoyed Kruger today on your Birthday. Scary message from Fathima, next birthday you’ll be in the office! So enjoy your dream today.May God bless you today and always. Delene D. East London.
January 12th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Hi martie
Happy Birthday, may the day in the park bring you lots of surprises !!!
Boesman & Michelle