Let’s go back to the beginning
I went to South Africa with Rajan, Julie and Georgia
It was not the first time that we traveled together. And I do not think it will be the last time either. It was the first time we did so outside of Australia. We did not have a ‘usual’ answer when people asked us where we are from. I would always answer “They are from Australia but live in the UK; I am from Belgium but I live in Singapore.” That was usually worth a quizzical look, so I would add: “We met in the United States”, just to help out…
We rented a camperevan in Johannesburg and drove to the Kruger. This gave us more flexibility on where to stay, but also on what to do for meals. We made all breakfasts and most lunches ourselves and even had a few dinners. The campervan was well equipped and therefore we did not have to bring too much along.
In the first two installments which preceeded this one, I did not list, or show pictures of all the animals we saw in the five days we spent in the Kruger. Here are just a few more of the better ones…
Giraffe – the first is using natural light, right before sunset. The second is actually taken with the flash as the light was fading fast.
Impalas – we saw a lot of impalas and towards dthe end, we would no longer stop unless they were doing something really special, or they were crossing the street right in front of us, leaving no choice….
or having a drink seemingly oblivious to the danger represented by the crocodile …
Cranes – we saw many different kinds of birds, not always easy to take photos though
National Park. We saw a lot of Warthogs, and very few lions. Just an observation … not sure there are any conclusions to be drawn.
Egyptians geese – this one taken early in the morning, just around sunrise at Skukuza
Vervet Monkeys, some right next to the car
Wildebeest – we did not see a lot of them, and not very large groups.
And even a squirrel looking for a safe place to eat his peanut.
But it was time to say goodbye to the Kruger and move on to other excursions.
Next – The Drakensberg Escarpment, Graskop and Sabie
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