Photo Memories!!
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, I chose a few photo memories to share with you.
For the readers who doesn’t know, we also give full reports of our activities on the Forums- Kruger National Park and me particularly on PHALABORWA GATE SIGHTINGS, where I am based currently.
Enjoy!!!
These 2 Male and Female Chinspot Batis were staying behind my tent, where I lived while working at Olifants Rest Camp.
Some Impalas next to the Olifants River.
Some of the Lions that were around Olifants, while working there.
This male was part of a coelition of 4.
Early Winter’s morning at Bangu Waterhole.
Young Black Backed Jackal close to Cheetah pan, on the S90 (Old Satara Road)
From Letaba Rest Camp.
From Skukuza Rest Camp.
Also from Skukuza Rest Camp.
On our way to Phalaborwa from Olifants.
Tawny Eagle on our way back from a Morning Walk at Olifants.
From the Letaba low water bridge, where we did lots of our River Walks at Olifants Rest Camp.
From the Letaba low water bridge, where we did lots of our River Walks at Olifants Rest Camp.
One early morning drive from Olifants and just after watching 2 male Lions after the Highwater bridge.
Milkweed flower, from the Letaba Low water brigde at Olifants.
One of my Sunset Drives from Olifants, where we found the mother and her cub in a Leadwood Tree. After leaving this mother and her cub we found another Leopard at Ngotso Weir. What a lucky night we had!!!
A Grasshopper at the Letaba low water bridge from Olifants.
On our way on a River Walk, while I was still working at Olifants.
On a Sunset Drive from Olifants Rest Camp.
After we crossed the Low water bridge at Lower Sabie, while busy doing the Lebombo 4×4 Eco Trail.
On our new Overnight Malopeni Eco Trail from Phalaborwa Gate.
Hope you enjoyed it, and as I said, have a look at the Sighting Reports on the FORUMS!!!
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February 2nd, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Great idea but unable to view the pic’s
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Lovely photos – what a job!!! Will you take over from Martie and give us a peek into your life on a regular basis?
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Beautiful pictures Lourens! I was surprised to find someone else blogging. I open the blog every now and again, hoping to find a message from Martie, and today found your beautiful pictures. Thanks!
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:22 pm
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Lourens
Thanks for bringing your blog to our attention !
Andrew
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Hi Lourens
Fantastic pictures.
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Hey there Lourens thanks for putting up some of your beautiful memories!
Looking forward to some more on the Blog and Forums!
Kind Regards
PL
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Hi Lourens
Some really great pictures, thanks for sharing with us!
Glen
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Thx Lourens. Great to see there is activity again on the blog. What is the latest from Martie? Regards. DAS
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Great pics Lourens – thanks for sharing them but with all due respect, do you where, and how, Martie is??
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Hi Lourens
Thanks for the lovely pics, i also come on now and again, to see if Marthie has perhaps posted something….
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Hi lourens
Fantastic pics, nice to get that Kruger feeling again. Thanks… Also always checking, hoping to have some word on how Martie is…..
Bev
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Lourens,
Thank you for the beautiful pictures, we have really missed reading Marties Blog and her daily pictures, please keep them coming.. Denise
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Fantastic pics!
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Great photos!! Very professional…, I thought these from Martie before I got into the page. Keep it up. You inspire us after Martie’s shatterd dream….Kenneth
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Thanks for the lovely pics. Will be at Kruger in 3 weeks time. Can’t wait !!
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Thanks for the stunning photos, you are obviuosly a professional photographer!!! keep them coming, as said before we miss Martie and hope she is well. Regards Chrissie.
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:51 pm
lovely pics. great to see some more beauty of kruger.
have you heard from martie? how is she? what happened to cut short her wonderful dream?
please let her know, if you can, that we all miss her and hope she is well, also her family. blog when she is able, we will be here.
in the mean time please keep sending us your lovely images of kruger
linda – uk
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Hi Lourens,
Great great pics!
Thank you for sharing them with us here
liezl swiss
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:24 pm
thank you very much for the lovely pics. What good idea to do that. I hope that Martie is OK.
regards Edith (Germany)
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Hi Lourens
I agree with everything that’s already been said. Amazing photos & a nice surprise to find them posted here. Thanks so much. Will be in Kruger in 4 weeks – can’t come soon enough!!!
Smartiepants
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Ditto from me! (except for the part of being in Kruger in 4 weeks)
Thanks for photos!
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Same as us – I come everyday to see if any news? Your photos certainly cheered us up – like so many – would really love to know Martie is OK
Sue and Ellie UK
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Hi Lourens
Glad to see someone is bringing us the Kruger again. I enjoyed the lovely pictures very much. Also very anxious to here about Marthie. Hope to see more of your pictures. Good luck and enjoy.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Ah, Lourens, what a nice surpprise! I also checked to see if any updates and was so pleased to find your beautiful pictures – thank you for sharing them with us. Carolynn in a hot and very dry PE
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Thanks Lourens – if was such a terrific surprise to see your beautiful pics. I wonder what camera/lens you use, because they really are super. You have whetted our appetites – all suffering from Marties’ disappearance – so, as much as I read the forum, rather send us more pics like this. Makes the 5 months before we return to Kruger seem longer! Thanks.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Hi.
What a pleasure to have a blog to view tonight! Great photos keep them coming. Please explain how come you based at Palaborwa? Do you now operate from outside the park?
Cheers
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Hi L.B.
I open the blog everyday, maybe Martie will be back but she’s gone. Pls keep up this blog its so nice to see all the photo’s
and the feedback from the Kruger, for us who see concrete everyday i must tell you its out of the world and it only brings us
back to nature PLS keep it up.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Thanks for the lovely photos, Lourens – makes one long for your next Kruger visit.
Philm & Susan (Pietermaritzburg)
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Hello Lourens. Dankie vir die mooi fotos. Stem saam met die res, jy neem mooi fotos. Regte poskaart fotos. Lekker om weer iets op die blog te kan kom kyk. My gunsteling is die een van “Early Winter’s morning at Bangu Waterhole” en die een van die kameelperd in die mistige oggendlug by Olifants. Vertel ons bietjie meer van jou en van wat jy presies alles doen. Wil graag meer hoor. Lekker slaap!
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Hi Lourens, what stunning pics!!!! We are coming in at Phalaborwa on the 15th, who knows, might just meet you!!! Will be staying at Letaba for 3 nights, Satara 3 nights and LS 2 nights!!!! Keep on blogging, and thanks so much!!!!
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Great pics Lourens
Thanks
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Hi Lourens,
Great pix.
Could you give us some more info about you ???
Where you’re stationed. What you’re doing ( function in the Park) etc.
Nice to see recent pix of Kruger again,greetings,Thomas,Vancouver
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:12 pm
HI MARTIE,
Reading all the replies above,you must feel happy about so many people missing your blog and still checking again.
I’m sure you check/read the blog, if you can, as well !!
Hope everything is OK with you and that you let us know how things are when you ‘re up to it !!
Thanks again, Thomas, Vancouver
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:56 am
Hi Lourens
Great pics
Thanks for sharing
LP
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:28 am
Hi Lourens
Wonderfull photies, thanx
Like many others i also stumbled upon this when checking to c if marties blog had an update
Louise Australia ( Kruger in Nov yaaaay)
February 3rd, 2010 at 2:08 am
Hi Lourens,
Great pics! Are you taking over from Martie? Any news how she is? She is greatly missed, I just hope all is ok.
Thanks again for bringing Kruger to us.
Rita JHB
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:32 am
Good Morning Lourens
Thanks for sharing Kruger with us. Your photo’s are great please send more – you make me counting the days to the end of May when we will be visiting Kruger.
Like Trekboer said give us some more info on yourself I always love to know more about the “bush people”.
Enjoy your day
Annatjie
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:19 am
Hi Lourens
What stunning photos – may we look forward to more of the same from you please. Martie’s blog meant so much and I loved having a regular dose of Kruger – can we please look forward to something like that from you too.
Martie, I still miss you and pray that all is well with you – you gave me so many, many happy hours of reading and looking at the blog photos. Keep well and know you have more friends than you can imagine all thinking of you and praying for you!
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:41 am
Hi Lourens
Thanks for the great photos! We were on one of your drives in Berg en Dal and know your passion for the bush!
Please keep on sharing – keeps us close to Kruger until we can visit again!
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:43 am
Hi Lourens
Amazing photos, please keep us posted with more photos. I am a Kruger-holic and gets withdrawel symtoms if I cannot see anything there. Thank you. I’ll visit Kruger in March.
Charmaine – Kemptonpark
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:03 am
Hi Lourens,
Great pictures. We look forward to seeing some more exciting sightings.
We’re glad to see that you are picking up from where Martie has left off.
Good luck.
Leon & Sylvia
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:40 am
BAie dankie vir die pragtige fotos.Sjoe om so in die natuur te lewe is n groot blessing. Enjoy!!
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:44 am
Thank you Lourens, and what a lovely surprise to have Kruger brought to my desk in Gauteng again! Missing Martie’s blog so much, I’m hoping you’ll keep us up to date with what’s going on in Kruger on a daily basis! Julie
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:14 am
Hi Lourens,
What a lovely surprise this morning to find a letter on the blog …… first thought it was Martie, really missing her blog. But what amazing pictures you have, please can you try and keep it up for us, so that we can get our daily “fix” of Kruger.
Thanks very much, Wendy.
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:34 am
Halo Lourens
Jou foto’s is pragtig baie dankie…. Jy is inderdaad baie gelukkig om in die natuur te werk, ek sal enige dag die stad los vir die natuur. Hoop om nog foto’s te sien, mooi wees
Ramona
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:42 am
Liefste Martie
Ek hoop van harte dat jy ok is, sjoe jy het so baie ‘comments’ gekry toe jy die Kruger verlaat het dat ek sommer trane in my oe gekry het. Ons mis jou vreeslik baie ek kyk gereeld op die blog om te sien of jy nie dalkies iets vir ons geskryf het nie… En vanoggend toe ek oop maak en Lourens se blog sien was ek so opgewonde….. Dink aan jou Martie
Liefde
Ramona
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:14 am
Hi Lourens,
Jy het groot skoene om vol te staan maar te oordeel aan jou fotos sal jy nie probleme he nie. Ons sien uit na meer. Ek kyk ook maar so nou en dan of daar iets van Martie is maar was vanoggend n lekker verras met jou bydrae. ASB DOEN SO VOORT.
Groetnis
Oros
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:46 am
Hi Lourens,
You are a star man! Wonderful pics – I have been enjoying your comments and pics on the forum and appreciate you giving of your time to share your experiences and spots on the various walks and drives you take.
Thanks a million
Chip
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:48 am
Hi Lourens
What a lovely suprise to see you back on the forum. Hope you are going to make a regular contribution to this blog. Your photo’s are fantastic. Please tell us all about your sightings as well.
Like all the other blog fans I miss Martie daily news and think of her often and hope she is ok. Please let us know if you hear anything.
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Thank you, Lourens, I really enjoyed your photos. Please show us more! I also miss Martie and hope she’s okay.
Carol
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Lourens
It’s fantastic to see you have started a blog and look forward to many fantastic pictures and anecdotes of the KNP of which we know you are so passionate about. You should respond to all the “Martie” fans and tell them to move on and embrace this new blog, which I am sure it will be a lot more interesting.
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Hi
Thanks for sharing your lovely photo’s with us. Please carry sharing with us. Still check the blog every day to see if there is no news from Martie. Hopefully she will let us know soon how she is keeping.
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Hi Lourens
Thanks for sharing that little treasure with us. I am sure there are more on those DVD’s you refer to and we would like to share these with us.( That windmill and tree shot at Bangu just brilliant!)
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Hi,
Sjoe jy neem nog al die tyd pragtige fotos, dankie dat jy hierdie met ons gedeel het! Geniet jou postings elke keer! Hoop om gou weer saam met jou op ‘n morning walk te gaan.
Groete
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:45 pm
hi Lourens
ek het Martie se blog gevolg van sy in die wildtuin in gegaan het en tot sy uit is, sy het baie foto’s geneem en gedeel, ek is uit gehonger vir die mooi foto’s wat jy neem ek is lief vir die diere maak nie saak watter soort dit is nie. En geniet jou werk want dit is ‘n wonderlike werk wat jy het.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Hi Lourens
Nice picks & good to be back in Kruger.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Thank u so much ! what a relief after Martie’s drought , it’s like fresh spring rain ! keep the photos coming please ! I can’t afford to go to Kruger , but the photos are like a holiday to me .
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:47 pm
Wonderful pictures! Thank you for sharing them with us.
February 4th, 2010 at 7:16 am
Hi Lourens
Thanks for bringing Kruger to our doorsteps.
February 4th, 2010 at 7:49 am
Hi Lourens,
Thank you! The photo’s are lovely.
Martie we still miss you!
February 4th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Hi Lourens!
What a fantastic surprise to see your blog and absolutely stunning pictures. This at least eases some of the hurt we feel that Martie has gone. and Martie if you read this, we miss you so much!
Thanks Lourens for doing this it is much appreciated and so lekker to see the Kruger again!
Cheers
Jenette (Boksburg)
February 4th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Beautiful pics and so welcome. Please keep on sharing with us!!
Bornfree.
February 4th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Baie mooi Lourens – keep up the good work.
Malan van Zyl
New Plymouth
New Zealand
February 4th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Hi Lourens,
Your pictures are stunning. Please keep them coming.
Martie we miss you too, stay positive and strong.
Tibby
Glenvista
February 5th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Hello Lourens,
Great om te sien ‘iemand’ kan weer vir ons die bos huistoe bring. Great werk en dankie vir al jul ure en moeite – dit hou ons ‘mens’, veral as ons deur beton omring word.
Dankie jy.
Liesel
February 6th, 2010 at 5:22 am
What great pictures. Keep it up. I will be a regular visitor.
February 17th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Hi Louwrens,
Jy is baie bevoorreg met al die wonderlike fotos.
Gaan voort met die pragtige werk
February 18th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Hallo Lourens,
Your photos are really stunning! I do think there is room for more photos of this calibre from you! I cannot wait for our visit to Kruger, God willing, in May of this year! I will wait for more uploads! Greetings! Johan
March 1st, 2010 at 9:29 am
Thanks
Noelleen
March 18th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Hi Lourens,
Baie mooi, veral die drie apies is besonders, maar hoe kies mens!
Ons gaan (DV) in Mei vir twee weke daar in die Kruger wees, dan kan ek weer my wildlewe fotolus bevredig!
Groete!