SANParks.org Forums

Hugh, we laughed at that little one and it's friend who was about the same size, they were chasing each other, and trying to keep up with their mothers as they made their way through the parking lot towards the bungalows. They are cheeky little buggers, but yes they are very cute!

Wonderful start with super sightings and great pics:clap:

Just love the monkey in camp with those cute big pink ears....they look so out of proportion

Ellie Mom with the Smallifant is adorable...Mom close by to protect her precious young one.

Cute little Vervet Normana53! And that baby Ellie! So very small!

Wow! Those Terrapins really look like they are attacking you!

Great shot of the Grey Hornbill!

WOW. Some really great pics. Really enjoying the TR.

Those Terrapins look scarry

Great start with some nice sightings I'm definately on the game truck

These killer tortoise are indeed frightening - As soon as they hear a car coming closer they are coming

Great start so far Normana after an odyssey of flight

Beware the killer tortoises Love your tinyphant pic

Great start - have my boots on ready for the walk

ah

the rise of

killer terrapins



actually they can be nasty little blighters. Keep fingers clear of teeth.

Well no bush walk today. The desk agent told us the wrong time and when we arrived they had already left. Luckily he wrote the wrong time on our indemnity form, so the manager booked us for the following morning with sincere apologies. Waiting around for an hour made us miss gate opening, but all in all the day was productive.
More of these buggars.

And lots of these traffic jammers

We are big fans of the Mongoose, and Torticat was getting concerned that we hadn't seen any yet, then off to the right I caught a blur of movement.

a short time later we found an outdoor karaoke concert.

and then had to stop for a Dagga boy traffic jam. They finally decided they had held us up for long enough and left to roadway.

I cannot believe mistakes like that Normana53! On the other hand, I always say everything happens for a reason. Maybe the next morning's drive was better than this one would have been? Looking forward to read all about it!

I love those ET faces of the Terrapins!

Beautiful Leopard Tortoise too! I'm so glad Torticat could see a Mongoose! Cute little guy!

It looks as if that little bird is singing with a microphone in front of him! How sweet!

Looking forward to more!

WOW. A really great episode.

Love the turtles, Great pics of them.

Dagga Boyz causing roadblocks is all too common now a dayz

How do the people at front desk not even know when a morning walk starts? THey have to inform everybody daily...
Lovely sightings just love the baba ellie
And your attack, glad you survived the terries, I heard that htey normally eave no prisoners
Beautiful Bateleur that you saw in the beginning

In defense of the desk staff, we checked in on 31 October. The desk agent wrote down the October time instead of the November time. I considered it an honest mistake. Had been writing to other time for a month, kind of like writing the wrong month on a bank cheque.

Our first bush walk of this trip meant a very early start. Since we had missed the originally scheduled walk we were rebooked for the following morning. Up well before dawn, we left heading west from camp with Eric and Cecilia.


We were accompanied by 6 young Italians, who didn't seem very well prepared for a walk in the bush. Tennis shoes, brightly colored clothing and one of the guys had a hideous fuscia colored backpack. When we arrived at our destination Eric gave the instructions for the walk, which had to be translated by the two who could speak English. Then off we went, down the riverbank, through the riverbed, and up a tall steep hill on the other side. When we arrived at the top, we were at an ancient hilltop home/fortress that Eric said had been used centuries ago. All that was left were a few rock walls about waist high. While we caught our breath I spotted a Waterbuck watching us, who quickly disappeared before I could take a picture. Our next sighting was a little easier to get a picture of.

Both Eric and Cecilia were very knowledgeable and well versed in plants, spoor, scat, birds and animals. After walking a couple of kilometers Eric stopped us in an opening and showed us a group of Dagga boys who were nearby, they were watching us closely and seemed curious as to why we were there and what we were doing.

Eric decided we should back away, rather than tempt our fate, so off we went to an outcropping above the river where we had snacks and juice. Then down a steep boulder strewn hillside back to the river. On the way we almost ran into two Klipspringer, who took off quickly, and were atop a rock face on the other side of the river in less than a minute.

When we got to the riverbed, we found some very fresh kitty prints. A leopard had passed by sometime in the night.

after another half hour we were back at the vehicle and on our way back to camp. Well worth the wait. Eric and Cecilia were amazing.
Then another half hour and we were back at the vehicle.

Just caught up and nearly missed the walk.

Super pics of the terri and tortoise.

Karaoke concert ...singing his lungs out.

Interesting and rewarding walk you had with some super sightings.

What a way to experience Kruger...up close and personal.