Phalaborwa Gate Sightings
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 enjoy every moment with your family that’s been put aside while you lived and shared your dream!!!
All the best for the future, until next time, when you bring them with!!!!
For the rest of us that stays behind, come and follow Phalaborwa Gate Sightings and try to relief the lost we experience…
A highlight of what is in Phalaborwa Gate Sightings, for more come and have a look. Lots more photo’s and stories- page 52.
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February 9th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Hi Lourens
Thanks for posting these pictures!
Great shot of the lion. I hope to see that on the sunset drive when I visit next month.
Regards
Glen
February 9th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Thanks for giving us something to look for on the blog again. Is that elephant lying down sleeping?
February 9th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Lourens,
Dankie weereens en moet asb nie ophou met jul wonderlike werk en fotos nie. Ons kan nie wag om weer einde April W/tuin toe te gaan nie – mag die tyd vinnig verby stap.
Slaap die Ollie? Great foto van die brullende leeu – glo dit was tydens ‘n nagrit. Tipe voel – stam is effe in die pad?
Groete.
L.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Halo Lourens
Jou foto’s is pragtig, baie dankie ook vir jou reply op my mail. Hoop jy het ‘n veilige en wonderlike dag
Tot volgende keer
Ramona
February 9th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Hi Lourens, Thanks for the beautiful pics, please continue your blogging, It’s great!!! Hope to meet you at Phalaborwa on Monday 15th, when we enter the park for Letaba for 3 nights, I really hope our paths cross!!! Keep up the good work, it’s very entertaining! – I’m still trying to work out how to post my pics on the Forum!!!! Hopefully, I will succeed!!!! Till your next blog Lourens!!!!
February 9th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Hi Lourens, jou foto’s is pragtig, dankie dat jy dit met ons deel. Jy is besonder gelukkig om so in die natuur te werk en dan nog begaafd ook met sulke besonderse foto’s! Hou dit vol, ons hou jou ‘super shots’ graag dop.
February 10th, 2010 at 7:12 am
Hi L
Thx for the postings. Can we perhaps have a short story / description with each picture as we believe every picture does have a story? Looking forward to your next blog. Enjoy Kruger you lucky man!
Regards
DAS
February 10th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Hi Lourens
Thanks for the lovely pictures. Yes a story would be wonderful with each picture!
Cheers
Jenette
February 10th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Thank you Lourens for keeping the blog going,
My opinion, I think Martie’s family were selfish.
Life is what happens, it’s how we choose to handle it!
I am selfish when it comes to things like that, if it was me,
my family would have to fit in. They know me like that and
respect it.
Each to their own. I enjoyed Marie’s blog;-}
February 10th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Hi Lourens,
Thanks for the great pics and for continuing the blog. As suggested before, is it possible for a few comments on where the animal,bird was seen? It will really be appreciated. Regarding the sleeping elie, I left Letaba as the gate opened one Summer morning and going down the tar road (H1-5) just past where they burn the Letaba camp rubbish, I saw a rock that moved very slightly. I stopped, realising that the rock had not been there the day before. The elie was actually snoring lightly and was there for about 10 minutes before he decided to get up. It was right next to the road and he looked a little startled & embarrassed seeing me there.
Regards
Chip
February 10th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Hi Lourens
Dankie vir die pragtige foto’s. Nou kan ons weer elke dag wildtuin toe!!!
February 10th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Hi Lourens
Thanks for these magnificent pics. I have followed your blog from Phalaborwa always interesting.
1 1/2 years ago I made a most interesting walk with you at BnD and you wrote my friend Mary from Switzerland a few words in the blog!
As we have Kruger in our hearts I am glad to just carry on reading your blog and looking at your wonderful pics.
Keep well – Ursula / Switzerland
February 10th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
Hi Lourens, do you know what kind of snake the eagle has? Python??? Maybe? Thanks for blogging, as said before we will be arriving at Phalaborwa Gate on Monday 15th Feb on the way to Letaba for 3 nights, hope we meet somehow!!!!
February 11th, 2010 at 10:03 am
Hi Lourens,
Thanks for bringing Kruger to our doorsteps. You are so privilege to be, where we all long to be. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
February 11th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Hello Lourens,
Lovely to have something to look forward to each morning when I open the blog. Yes I agree that a short description of the photos would be great. Also a bit about your daily life in Kruger would be wonderful. Mainly, thanks, for keeping the blog going. Best wishes, Wendy.
February 11th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Hi there
How nice to have someone blogging. We all missed Martie so much. Well done to you to take over.
Great pictures and a little bit about each would be so good.
Carol
February 11th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Hi Lourens
nou het ek weer iets om na uit te sien elke dag want ek kyk elke dag na die foto’s is besig om vir my ‘n scapboek te maak van wildediere ek het laasjaar met dit begin toe ons, ek en my man in Santara was en toe ontdek ek martie wat mooi foto’s op gesit het nou is ek bly jy sit vir ons nog mooier foto’s op en ek glo jy geniet jou werk en jou stopperdjie Baie dankie vir dit mooi foto’s.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Hi Lourens,
Are you going to be on the blog on a daily basis or must we follow on the Phalaborwa Gate Sightings thread on the forum? Please let us know, as I am sure most of us need a daily fix!!!!
February 11th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Hi Lourens
Baie dankie vir ‘n verdere kykie in die wildtuin. Ons kan nie gereeld daar kom nie maar mis dit vreeslik! Dit was so lekker om dit elke dag te beleef. Dis heerlik om weer saam te kyk na die pragtige fotos en dis ook vinnig en maklik om by die blog uit te kom. Ons kyk graag daagliks saam met julle. Dankie vir die stukkie Kruger wat julle in ons lewens bring. Marisa, Jeffreysbaai
February 12th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Great Lion Photo!!
February 12th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Hi Lourens, Thank you so much for these three very interesting images –I agree with pambere the one of the lion is spectacular. I have also been enjoying the descriptions and more of your great photos on the Phalaborwa Gate Sightings forum. You are doing a great job bringing the awesome beauty of Kruger and its inhabitants, large and small, to people around the world who really appreciate it. Best, Anthony in LA.
February 13th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Ons word darem vreeslik bederf!!!! Eers het Marthie die pragtigste foto’s geplaas en wraggies nog was die einde nie. Baie dankie!!! Ons geniet die foto’s so baie en wens ons kon saam met jou al die ‘lekker’ van die KNP beleef. Ons beplan om gedurende Mei daar by julle te kom kuier, hoop ons kan jou ook ontmoet. Ons is net baie bang vir die stoute bobbejane – gedurende Okt 2009 was ons daar en hulle het summier tweekeer by ons tent ‘ingebreek’. So leer ons maar. Die eerstekeer het ons appels in die tent gehad en mevrou Bobbejaan met haar tienerkind het ewe kalm met die pak appels weggekom. Ons gaan in die vervolg nie weer ons tent toemaak nie, maar dit oop los sodat hulle maar inspeksie kan hou – natuurlik geen eetgoed en snaaksie voorwerpe in die tent nie. Wonder of daar enige ander raad is. Geniet jou fotografie, wees verseker ons kan nie wag vir die nuutste foto’s nie.
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February 14th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
February 15th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Dankie Lourens, dit is nwonderlikke
gesig om sulke mooi fotos te sien, groen van jaloesie. Geniet dit en hou aan om vir ons sulke mooi fotos te wys. Tokkie
February 16th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
Hey Lourens —
Thanks for sharing your great pic’s with us. Please keep them coming!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Hello Lourens,
How are you doing. It is almost 6 months ago when you was our guide. For me it was a nice surprise to see you again, you were also guiding me togehter with Johan Malan during a morning walk (I think on of the first where you were in the lead). I visted Kruger that time with the company a worked for (amgen). After we met you this year we went to MZ for a 3 day walking safari, very nice. I told my colleague about this and now
I would like to ask you for your help.
A colleague of mine is planning to visit Kruger in October (was also in there in summer 2009) he is also planning to do a walking safari for 2 or 3 nights. Do you have some information for me or can you get me into contact with Johan?
Thank you very much,
Kind Regards,
Grietje and Jeroen, Tilburg, The Netherlands
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:21 am
All that I can say is awesome. Jy bederf ons nou lekker met ‘n blog ook nou!
Keep it up!
Groete uit Nelspruit
March 21st, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Hi Lourens! thank you for sharing these beautiful photos with us. I hope to look more of them very soon. We are planning a new visit in the next month and hope to take as beautiful shots as these.
Kind regards,
Silvia and Anibal