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Please do as I am hot on your heals

Hi Nina. We met you in Nossob looking at the Scop's owl 2 years ago and it was certaily green and beautiful then.
We'll be in Twee Rivieren on Monday but the weather looks hot, hot hot and dry for the next 7 days but it's sure to rain for the cricket!

Anne-Marie, it will be great to meet you, finally !
Travel safely!

Hi Tobieo

Should see you at Mata Mata -- we camp there on March 17, 18, 19 with 14 schoolkids. Hope the weather is lovely then!

God bless,

Friedrich von Horsten

a lovely weather... will be a little bit of rain for animals

Yip I am also camping and look forward to meet you

Hi granjan,
Yes, of course I remember you. Afterwards we met at several other sigthings in the car .... (and at one of the giraffe sightings, Anton accidentally sounded the horn while moving around in the car

I wish you a great trip with many exciting sightings
Somehow I thought that in March, it is ALWAYS like it was 2 years ago: long green grass everywhere and beautiful flowers.
I am very worried about how it currently looks like and keep my fingers crossed that the rain will come!
The Kalahari is a harsh environment and the animals are well adapted - but what shall the animals eat if the grass does not grow?

By the way, why does everyone think it is going to rain at the cricket match????????? Is there any secret relation between cricket and rain?

Have a wonderful time in the magic Kalahari.
Nina

It's no secret - it's just a law of nature - if you specially want it to be dry for an event - like a cricket match then its's sure to rain or when BB wants to visit

Well I can unfortunately confirm it is VERY dry with very little grazing left for the animals! The browsers still have a few trees to nibble on but the poor grazers.......

Sightings were also not good (although had some special ones) and it was extremely hot. I returned a few days earlier than I was meant to due to a back problem (and the drought and heat) Even the Park staff says it is the driest it has been for MANY years.

God bless KTP!

Thanks for the update.

That is not good news! The weather forecast does not seem to be promising either!

Hopefully there will be a bit of rain before we get there at the end of April

Morning all,

Well things are almost back to normal and I will then post again on the forum as usual. We havent had much rain and we all still hope for some rain before the winter is here.

Will keep you guys all posted.

Regards

Hi Jannie,

Lets hope for some rain, is the veld very bare at the moment then throughout the park ?

Will be seing you guys there from Thursday

Jonathan.

If scheduling a cricket tournament did not bring any rain then all hope is lost................

I sincerely hope you are wrong otherwise it is going to be a loooong winter

Rain prediction for Monday and onwards in KTP. Here's hoping and praying.