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Hi Dream Weaver. Nice of you to share with us. Enjoying your report and looking forward to more.'

I l o v e Shimuwini and the Mopani area

hilda – Thank you. I believe in giving elephants a good wide berth. I like to be well ahead of them before stopping for photographs.

Barryels – Strange; as you say. And a little bit eerie.

Pumbaa – Thank you. The credit for the shots belongs to Chacma though, who took the first few from a less than comfortable angle due to my insistence that I would only stop once we were safely past the elephant.

Haupie – Thank you. It is a pleasure to share. You are most welcome.

The afternoon sun hung low in the sky as we neared Mopani. By then we were tired and had been looking forward to relaxing on our verandah after our travels.



So, although Shidlayengwenya, at the end of a dry and dusty dirt road, is a water lily sprinkled oasis



we agreed to give it a miss just then and visit it another day.

Dream Weaver, thank you for the Great Ellie pics.

Love Mopani

Great view from your verandah .
Mopani is one of those camps where you can sit and relax without any interference from the outside .
Thanks for sharing .

I also love the view from your verandah Dream Weaver! Mopani is a lovely camp, and very peaceful!

Thanks for sharing!

Philip1 - Mopani has matured into a lovely camp.

Barryels - A verandah with a view - the best place to be.

hilda - It was peaceful and pleasant there.

The next day we decided to drive to Stapelkop Dam and Joubert’s Grave.



Never having heard of Joubert before, I tried to consult Google to find out who he was and why he was buried there, but our phones had no signal. Even with excellent internet access from home, Google has not been much help in this regard.

Evidently, Joubert was an elephant hunter who sold ivory to Albasini, but apart from that there is no mention of him or his grave. Even his first name seems to have been lost to the ether.

Before we left Mopani at 6.30am we checked the sightings board map. Wouldn’t you know it? The coloured pins showed that lions had been seen at Shidlayengwenya the previous day.

Had some catching up on your TR

Kanniedood dam is really very dry.

Super pics of the Ellies ...captured beautifully.

Mopani ....Sigh can sit on the verandah and just soak up the view, sights and sounds.

Seeing your pic of the map of the area made the longing for Kruger even greater.

Thanks for sharing your super TR really enjoying it.

Trrp-trrrrrrrr - Hello again! There is something special about a KNP map isn't there?

We passed a group of waterbuck on the camp’s access road and then another just beyond the turn off to Stapelkop.

A tranquil scene awaited us at the Tsendze river crossing.



Clear, shallow water washed gently over the ford and a few fat hippos floated contentedly in front of the overnight hide.


Further on, a large stripy, spiral shell lay motionless in the middle of the road.



No one, it seemed, was home.

Wow Dream Weaver! Indeed a tranquil scene! So beautiful!

I think I would have picked up that shell, because someone is going to drive over it!

What an amazing peaceful scene you have captured, is just so beautiful.

Immensely enjoying your TR.

Beautiful landscape pics

Especially the Tsenze River crossing pic

Gorgeous, larger than life, ellies

hilda - The scene was lovely.

Trrp-trrrrrrrr - Really beautiful. Thank you.

Sharifa - Hello again and thank you.