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Hi Heksie,
I know what happened to the vrakkies - they immigrated to Mapungupwe a while ago and arrived there last weekend. We saw all of them

first day This was the first 2-3 hours of the trip Much more to share and amazing sightings they were.
I have had my fair share of leppies and i do love seeing them in the Park-they are my mums favorite cat. But those golden ones-they make my day, week and month
Those speedsters Wish I could blow their tyres or something They do make me curse underneath my breath-oh well aloud as well



Melph we need to do a trip together because i see those ..... almost every time and you gonna be so of my next sighting
Golden kitties would make me sit for hours just taking in everything they do, they are amazing creatures



Thanks Owlet
But the days isn't over and i have lots of special and amazing sightings still to share for day one Just keep that popcorn coming

i guess it's because there are less carnivores and more green meadows ne?
Those vrakkies are very clever
But it does put a frown on my face cause i love watching those pumbaas doing their thang
They are a very entertaining specie

Ofcourse there is room!!! I've got like a microbusbroom
Thanks for joining in on this TR Manicwalker
Hope I won't disappoint you with my sightings
It was a rainy and wet trip



Do you remember those March cold showers at Sabie Park?
I love the S1, always scenic and filled with animals, if not the Big 5, the zebs, willies and g-raffs love this road
I just loved those chilled out Transport boys-they weren't bothered by us at all
No heavy zoom was needed. They were 10-15m from us



But didn't you see like a gazilion golden kitties there in kitty cat central
That is a lekker drive from Satara to LS via H10.

Lady?
It was two males, so glad that he didn't hear tat you emasculated him right now
I love baby zebs I just enjoy taking kiekies of them



Thanks Nkulu
We do a trip now twice a year and I'm loving it. Work and studies keeps me away from my family and to have that weekend to chat and spend time together just makes up for all time lost during the year

Eish days of cat talking she can do
Ooooooh a golden one munching on a kudu sounds like a lekker sighting
Glad tha tyou are still on this journey



Your VISA expires only Dec MK
So it was all your handiwork
Ofcourse my fellow nightwatchlady are welcome on this trip-I would not want it any other way

i love imp close up shots because they actually are beautiful antelope and looked over alot
I have never had a bad experience with ellies I keep my distance and they keep their peace
Thanks for the compliments Hilda



At least we didn't have those fools around the rest of the day
Ya, they ruined my leppie sighting It was no other reason but that
Thanks for sticking around BB. I have lots more to share

This is not a sprint but a marathon...

So we leave the golden kitties and are on our merry way to Skuks via the H1-1 . I stop at klipspringerkoppie just to see my favorite rockjumpertjie so far and hidden that no kiekie can be taken. Sometimes they can be so spiteful if they want to be hey? I went a bit to the front- then reversed a bit-then to the front again but to no avail, that jumpertjie was snickering behind the bush because of our predicament.

The rest of the road was very quiet until we were about 4km from Skukuza and we see a small roadblock. Well we slow down even more and keep our eyes open just to see this in the grass...


You must be joking!!!! Really doggies sommer so in the morning What a great day this is being for us. Now bare with me this is the doggie episode so there will only be doggy kiekies...
They were lying in the grass, not like my previous doggie sighting in March when they were right next to me in the road so I got a lekker spot, switched the ignition off and sat ready with the cam in my hand.



Some of them were just lying and every now and then you would see an ear flicker but otherwise nothing. Then some of the others would sit, lie and then walk around and then repeat this the whole time. I think they were 24 doggies in total.



Here is one with a collar-mummy dog



Now in a bush you would hear yelping the whole time and these juvies/pups came out







She stood up and joined them in the bush and I sweat some of them still drank from her
Then other ones came from the bush that looked like adults







This one pup was very playful and kept us entertained for a while, playing with everything that he set his eyes one







We sat with them for an hour and half. My mum started fiddling around because I didn't want to leave them. It was almost 12 and we still had to drive all the way to croc bridge. i just kept making excuses like just another cigarette...wait what are they going to do now...ag mom I want them to come to the road... But she said because a tortoise would overtake me anytime I had to move one otherwise we will have to sleep over at LS. And then with a heavy heart I had to leave my doggies.

Oh and by the way she believes that she found me a husband there in that small traffic jam we were. At least she didn't ask numbers on anything otherwise I would've been moving in next to the doggies to be eaten...

tbc

Heksie,
Your doggies are BEAUTIFUL

Hi Heksie

What a fantabulous doggie sighting
Especially to see some of the young ones playing around

And I had a really good giggle imagining you and your mum in the car and your mum checking out all the husband material in the cars next to you!!

Loving this report

Nice Wild Doggie sighting Heksie ....

I we will see them too next year it has been a while since I have had the pleasure of having an encounter with the Wild Dogs.......

Love the pictures ....hope your mom wasn't too distracted by the "other" sightings....

I don´t know if I´ll be able to follow the whole TR, my doctor has forbiden me to see pictures like those with the Wild Dogs .

What a start for your trip .

Wow!!!!!! Doggies so early in the morning awesomeness

Super special kiekes ....They were very obliging

Mom looking for husband material..... Good thing she is looking in the right place.....someone who also loves KNP..... so you will be sure to have many trippies.

Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow



stunning kiekies.

What lekkkkkeeeerrrrrr doggies, they are always on my wish list.