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katydownunder

Post subject: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 2:27 pm

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Joined: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:25 pm
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Location: Back "home"?!...........

It was once again time to travel the Red Dunes of the Kalahari…..
After we landed in Upington on Sunday and some shopping on Monday we finally entered the gates at Twee Revieren late afternoon.
Check in was quick and soon we moved into our home for the next 3 nights.
What a nice surprise, Arks (we already met her in Upington while shopping) was our neighbour.

Unpacking the car, having a quick coffee and soon we were on our way for our first game drive. A short visit to the petrol station, deflating the tires and of we go towards the Rooiputs direction.

It was a quiet afternoon, but we saw our first (of many) Elands in the park.

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We slowly drove back to TR and similarly slowly the full moon did rise over Botswana.
Such a beautiful sight!

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We were back to our paradise……

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Sharifa

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:07 pm

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Location: Centurion, Gauteng
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KDU

We meet again

I'm ready to go

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Duke Ellieton

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:21 pm

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I'm here too

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wanderw

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:05 pm

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Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:34 pm
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Location: Heart - Grootkolk, Soul - KTP, Body - far too far south most of the time!

Here we go! :dance:

(I'd better get cracking on my TR too :redface:

)

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granjan

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:09 pm

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Location: cornwall uk

Looking forward to this! :popcorn:

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Philip1

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:18 pm

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Location: Far South in South Africa.

Katydownunder, can't wait for the rest :w:

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DinkyBird

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:46 pm

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Location: On a road trip - with a long stop over in Kruger

Katy

I will be following this every step of the way!

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Goronta

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:49 pm

Joined: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:30 pm
Posts: 142
Location: France for a while

May I join ?

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anne catherine

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:55 pm

Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:22 pm
Posts: 350
Location: france

I am on board Katy

Waiting for the following :popcorn:

Nice you saw plenty Elands

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katydownunder

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:55 pm

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Joined: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:25 pm
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Location: Back "home"?!...........

Welcome and thanx

Hope you are not going to be disappointed....

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katydownunder

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:56 pm

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Location: Back "home"?!...........

30.10.

Well in the morning we had a real surprise when we opened the chalet door.
This was the first sight in the morning :lol:

We did not expect that :hmz:

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After that surprise we started our game drive not too early.
We slowly made our way to Samevloeiing and checked every tree along the way.
Then just after we had passed the t-junction my heart nearly stopped…
I had spotted something spotted in the old camelthorn tree just before you reach the waterhole.

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We stood there, watched the sleeping Leopard, when Francolin said: There is something in the riverbed….
We had a look and thought, yep a Jackal…
Then we had another look and spotted: a Cheetah!

Now we were here with a sleeping Leopard and only a couple of metres away a Cheetah… :slap:

We decided, OK we are going to leave and have a look at the Cheetah and hopefully return back to the Leopard, still in the tree.

When we reached the Cheetah, we discovered that there were in fact 3 Cheetahs, coming from the Botswana side into the riverbed.

We followed them for quite a while before they disappeared into the dunes again.

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Then it was time to return back to the sleeping Leopard….

To be continued :whistle:

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Zypresse

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 9:04 pm

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Joined: Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:53 pm
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Location: Duesseldorf, Germany

katydownunder wrote:

.... Then it was time to return back to the sleeping Leopard….
To be continued :whistle:

oh my, my - Leopard in tree, three Cheetahs - and as I already know AWC... this was a Katy Kitty Tour...

I'm on board, tell (and show) more!

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anne-marie

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:04 pm

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Location: Lausanne (Switzerland)

I am here... I am here... Katy and Francolin
wonderful start... goats :hmz:

and a lot of spotted :dance:

Eland and full moon :clap:

is not like that I will continue mine.... :lol:

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melph68

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:43 am

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Joined: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:55 am
Posts: 11523
Location: Sydney, Australia
Award: Cammer of the Year (2012)

Oh yes, I'm on board too!!

Already what a fantastic start to your trip :clap:

So was the leopard still sleeping when you returned?? :popcorn:

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Katja

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:53 pm

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Joined: Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:12 pm
Posts: 458
Location: Denmark

I am also on board now.
Leopard and cheetah - what a great start of your trip!
I think the cheetahs are the ones I saw on my last afternoon in the park.

Looking forward to more photos and stories.
:popcorn:

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