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only 2 more days and then it's time for me to pick you up at the airport and we can be on our way! I can't wait either! Just know you going to love KTP, I left my heart there last time see you soon!

Wow, waiting in anticipation

All I can say is that you won't be disappointed !! Can't wait to hear

So in 10 hours I will be at the airport and almost on my way to S.A I look forward to meeting many new members and catching up with some old ones!

Cant wait to experience the Kalahari

Well I for one hope you will have a stunning time and come back with a great TR for us insanely jealous folk here

Hope you have the camara's, Binocs and Books, plenty of battery life and nitty grittys all packed and safe for your adventure

Safe Travels

I am sure that the Kgalagadi will present herself to you in amazing ways
look forward to hearing all about it

Wow Martie! You started your trip report just before we left for our 1st trip to KTP, and I only found it now! Glad I found it though, and by now you are almost home!

It was lovely to see you again, and enjoyed our time with you and the girls on Saturday night, as well as the awesome braai on Sunday with all of you very much! Thanks again!

Looking forward to this trip report, and all your beautiful pictures!

So Im back from KTP and back in Doha. A long flight delayed by some medical emergency onboard and I will start posting in the next few days. KTP was extremely dry and extremely hot during the midday hours, but I enjoyed every minute of seeing a different scene to Kruger. 3 flat tyres, lots of dust, a 5 minute rain storm followed by a dust storm all added to the excitement! I will go back, not sure when....maybe when its cooler. The cricket was amazing! I loved seeing those children who have never in their lives seen a jumping castle or so many crazy people and they loved it as much as I did. I hope you will share this trip with me through my pictures and I hope those who have never been to KTP will be enticed to go and experience it!!!

Cant wait to read your TR shame 3 flat tyres well as bad as what it was it made life interesting

Welcome home Martie -

I just know that you had a great time in the Kgalagadi.

Looking forward to reading about your time there and seeing your amazing photographs!

Glad to hear that you are back home safely Martie! And I bet the four-legged kids are kissing you over and over again!

We are waiting Martie

Martie, glad you are safely back home, enjoy the huge task of going through the pics. It was good meeting you!

Glad to see that you are back in one piece .

Ready with lots of to enjoy your first visit to KTP with you .

Seems like my boss has fallen asleep in his office, so Im using the time to start this report hope he does not wake up while Im posting

For those who are not of fb a short introduction....a week before I left for KTP I took Adorable (Adore and Rable, my Yorkies) for a walk. They do not like cats and as it is said that 50 years ago Doha was called the Rat city due to so many rats around, they imported cats to get rid of the problem but now the rats are gone and we have thousands of stray cats on all the streets. Im usually very careful when I take them out, unfortunately I did not see the stray cats under the car and they went for it and in the process pulling me off my feet and down the step this resulted in me tearing the ligaments in my knee and now I was handicapped (with a huge brace around my knee, off the cricket team and wondering how I was going to manage driving in KTP

I made it in one piece to Jhb (OR airport) and was met by my very good friends VVSG and SO and click click. The plan was to divide my luggage between the two and then I drove with click click to Upington. She very gratefully decided that she would drive all the way so that I could rest my leg The road was good, a few stop and goes which I use to rather smoke outside instead of inside the car (although I had a few inside too A little bit of rain on the way, but by the time we wanted to stop so I could feel the rain it had stopped We had booked a B&B for the night in Upington and I was very glad and very tired as I had not slept for almost 36 hrs. We had a few beers on our patio, hamburgers and then got to bed, ready for the early morning shopping etc.

We left the B&B just before 9am as I had to pick up my car from Upington airport and only then could I go and do my shopping as there was absolutely NO space in the other cars for anything. I booked a Kia Sportage, but my booking said or similar...I arrived and was given a Nissan Qashqai which looked good had more than enough space and quickly transfered my luggage, coolerboxes, fridge etc in my car and we left for shopping at PnP. 2 trolleys later a quick stop at the bottle store for 8 cases of beer and 6 bags of ice and I was on my way to KTP with a car filled to the roof!!!