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welcome back, fellow east londonners

looking forward to a 1st hand report...

from what i saw on this thread, yopu are a bit of a legend, db. just be careful of the wild ones

You didn't know Haupie...of course Deebs is a legend, she is foremost an angel and then, the lions of Kruger are on a first-name basis with her....

o pardus, the angel thing again?

let her enjoy it while it lasts. maybe next time the lions will all have amnesia

You mean the wild boys??? They are putty in my hands

This Is Where I Belong
Bryan Adams

I hear the wind across the plain
A sound so strong - that calls my name
It's wild like the river - it's warm like the sun
Ya it's here - this is where I belong
Under the starry skies - where eagles have flown
This place is paradise - it's the place I call home
The moon on the mountains
The whisper through the trees
The waves on the water
Let nothing come between this and me
Cuz everything I want - is everything that's here
And when when we're all together - there's nothing to fear
And wherever I wander - the one thing I've learned
It's to here - I will always....always return

Great pictures, DB.

I joined this forum more than two and a half years ago ... here I found like minded special people who shared my passion and love for Kruger National Park, and in this time I have forged many wonderful and warm friendships. I have read many awesome trip reports and viewed many beautiful photos. I feel pretty humble to try and add this one of my own now. Yet the joy of sharing a trip with you all is just so special so how can one miss the opportunity of telling of one's trip too.

As the days passed and our time to set off on our trip drew closer, my level of excitement reached fever pitch! (Most of you know about this ) At last it was one sleep left! We were packing madly (ok we did take way too much stuff with us!) when I received an sms from Jacov (see what I mean about this special forum?) - the road over the Penhoek Pass was snowed over and closed. Oh no!! Now what? This was the road we had to take north. A call at 4am to Queenstown police confirmed the pass was still closed, so we opted to drive a good few hundred kilometers off our chosen route to get out of the Eastern Cape - only to find the other pass closed too! A couple of hours later, the trucks that had stuck due to the freezing conditions were moved and we could finally move on.




Thirteen hours in the car later, we reached Fourways, Jhb and met up with Brad and Candy - and just in time to make it to The Lion King. The perfect entertainment to set the mood for a visit to Kruger!

Then, at long last, the day that was called 'no more sleeps to Kruger' dawned!! Sadly, Brad had to fly back to Cape Town for an emergency meeting, so Hawk, Candy and I set off to Kruger sans him!



Nothing can replace that feeling of the first glimps of a gate into Kruger! We had arrived!! We received the usual warm welcome by the Kruger staff and in no time Candy was introduced to 'cracking a cold one'.

Time to set off into the Park... and see those first impies... BUT!!!! Our very first animal sighting on this trip was of lion - three lioness in the road! Candy, we decided, was our good luck charm

Lovely landscape photos, in your previous posts, DB. And the lions on the road is a classic Kruger shot.

Great photos DB - especially .... well all of them. You sure had a very cold start to your holiday.

Just great, DB, and Bryan Adams 'sigh'
More please

You got me all confused quoting BA

"Ag nee man", Dinky... what have you done now?
(oh no man)

I was reading your Brian Adams poem, and when I got to the end, I suddenly felt this huge lump in my throat!!!

I'm a muskateer, and should not get emotional...

Oh, what Kruger memories can do to you... I have to agree with you now - this is where I belong too!!!!

What a great welcome to Kruger!!!! I'm sure it's just the start of a lot more wonders of Kruger.

Oh, and I love your landscapes - I think we all tend to focus so much on the wildlife in Kuger that we sometimes forget to take in the beauty of the landscape itself. Thanks for reminding us of this!

beeeeeautiful pics DB ..and Bryan Adams and KNP, I'l repeat Freda's sigh...

Wonderful start to your trip report DB, just love your landscape pics and of course your first animals.

WOW !!