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Lovely sightings and sunset Melph68! Awesome Wild Dog sighting with a great video and pictures!

Beautiful sightings Mel .

Stunning wild dog sightings and beautiful sunset .

Thanks for sharing

Great night drive so far

Superb sightings, loved everything , but doggies just lovely

WOW Mel - another wild dog sighting - just awesome!!!

I giggled at your groan at the end of the video - says it all

Doggis by night, Mel

What a privilege I could have spent the whole night with them and totally understand your moaning

Love also your warthogs with their glowing eyes

Hi Sharifa

Yes, it was wonderful to see the lion in the distance
And then sad as we saw the state he was in

Thank you so much for following and wishing you and Duke a very merry Christmas

Dear Hilda and Barry,

I thank you both for your continuing support
Your enthusiastic and encouraging comments are always greatly appreciated

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year

Hi Richard

Thanks for popping in
I would dearly love to tell you we saw a leopard on the way back to camp, but I'm afraid not
The wild dogs were the highlight of the drive

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas

Dear Melrockson,

thanks for always checking in on our adventures
You're a total legend

I wish you and your family a bonza Christmas and "see" you again in the new year

Hi Pumbaa
I didn't understand why the guide left the wild dogs when she did
Perhaps she didn't want us disturbing the dogs too much?
Anyway, as you picked up, I really did not want to leave them

Wishing you and Timon a fabulous Christmas and look forward to "seeing" you again in 2013

Sunset drive continued.....

On the way back to camp we saw a steenbok trying to hide


And the German couple got their wish to see a hyena


Back at camp Dad and I had a beer to help wind down from all the excitement of that drive.
Even the guide told us she hadn't seen the wild dogs for over a year, and how lucky we were to see them that night.
Dad and I felt super lucky to have seen them twice in one day!!

We went and sat at the fence and finished our beers.
It was quiet at the waterhole, so Dad left to get ready for bed.

I was so tired and we had a long drive back to Joburg the next day, but still I couldn't drag myself away from my beloved Orpen waterhole

I was so happy when 2 large ellie bulls suddenly materialised in the spotlight



They mostly gave me bumshots, but I was fine with that!!




It seemed that no sooner had they arrived and they were gone again.
And then one very tired Aussie finally laid her head down to sleep….

When I got back home to Oz, I checked the cam sightings to see if anyone had been watching while I was sitting at the fence.
And YES!!! Lionspoon and vinkie posted these pics of "my" ellies!!




Way cool!!!

What a highlight to end the last evening in KNP with! Lovely doggie sighting - really - you were so lucky! And then the two bulls coming to greet you by your waterhole. Special!

Been away missed a lot.....

Nice pictures of the Sunset drive, happy to hear that you where sitting at the fence and made the wonderful pictures of the Ellies at the Waterhole while we where at home sitting behind the cam.....

You and Dad had a wonderful sunset drive Melph68! Your Ellie "bum shots" at the Orpen Waterhole are awesome!

Wishing you and your dad a very Merry Christmas, and a wonderful 2013!