Silverlux in Kruger Park

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Silverlux in Kruger Park

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Well we decided to take the Lux on a Trip in the Kruger Park, the 1 day was quite nice as we saw alot of the Big 5, the only 2 still evading us are the lions and leopards. Like the say, keep on looking.
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Die Lux lyk maar al te mooi
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Louis, daai Lux lyk baie windmakerig mooi.
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Louis, jy weet seeker van die 4x4 roetes wat jy kan vat.Weet nie waar jy kamp nie maar doen net navrae by jou kamp ontvangs.Dit is nie graad 5 nie :thumbdown: maar jy gaan baie meer sien want net 4x4 voertuie word toegelaat op daai roetes so die diere is meer.
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Louis MOOI !


Vissie dankie vir daai wenk. Ek het al voorheen daai les geleer - mens is moeg as jy by ontvangs aankom en wil net kamp opslaan, tog is daar BAIE inligting wat mens by ontvangs kan kry.
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Hennie was net 'n bietjie laat om op daai 4x4 roettes te gaan, maar het dit nog steeds geniet.

Wel, my vrou het 'n lys gemaak van al die diere wat ons gesien het, om dit kort te hou was daar 51 dier soorte, diere & voels hoofsaaklik.

Ek was net innig spyt om te se dat ek moes 'n beter lens gehad het om beter fotos te neem, maar kan nie kla oor wat ek en my vrou geneem het nie.

Ons het al VYF van die Groot 5 gekry, net die Drosters wat net of te ver was of naby maar net die bosse was dig.

Meneer Luiperd het ons gekry so 40 km van Skukuza, by die Boabab inry. Daar moes ons wag in 'n lang ry motors wat die "mees afgeneemde" dier in sy middag slaap besoek het. Hy het lui gele en net anderkant toe gekyk.

Die laaste 2 dae was baie warm, maar was beter om te ry as om by die kamp te sit. Water was soos koeldrank gedrink, maar die hitte het nie gekeer om verder te soek.

Volgende keer, beter lens, meer tyd om net weer almal te soek en om die Jagluiperds en Wilde honde te kry en dan meer Noord waarts om die Swartwitpense te gaan soek.
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Hoe verlang ek nie nou na die wildtuin nie :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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ditto
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Nice pics Louis! Those waterbuck are beautiful with the shaggy neck hair ... (almost looks like a collie from the front :D: ). :thumbup:
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NOU verlang ek na die bosveld, whoza DEC ek sal moet n tydjie gan spandeer daar sodra ek kom kuier !
Hey Louis, wat was jou route ? enige voorkeur areas ?
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Wayne,

Ek was hoodsaaklik in die Satara omgewing van so 70km radius.
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