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Great pics Bibronsgecko and exciting times at Rooiputs.

Hey
Thanks alot,wel there is always exciting times there...
have you ever been there??

BG

Wow! great pics BG! Think i want to head off to rooiputs soon. which camp site was the lion on? some great sightings, especially love the cape fox

Hey

between number one and two,but the one morning he came through our camp(6).
The cape fox is very cute...

BG

Outstanding photo of the falcon, and exquisite lion, Bibronsgecko!

Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully i will have more soon....

BG

It must have been amazing having him in your camp I think I would have felt a bit safer in the car though Can't wait to see some more pics

Just hoping we have some 'action' on the forumites Nossob 4x4 trail, and live to post about it like BG.

I saw a photo of a baby elephant dieing and decided to write this,it is a story of life....

Death of something beautiful…

It brings you to realization that not everything in the nature is beautiful...but when you witness a new life beginning it is one of lives most precious moments…and even if this is one of lives saddest…you always have to remember that with the death of one animal…it can change the lives of many others…
Even if it bring tears to your eyes to see a magnificent Kgalagadi king let out its last breath and shut its eyes forever…you will never forget that moment where the baby leopard jumps from the bushes playing with its mother and its gracious eyes stealing your heart. Full of life and a whole life time waiting.
When the martial eagle swoops in and makes prey of what was a young meerkat it is a sad moment but…it brings happiness when you see the fluffy chick feeding hungrily at the food that it has been served.
Even if the great migration begins with 1 million wildebeest, 500 000 zebra and 100 000 regular game the journey is life threatening and about 250 000 wildebeest die…but in a time of 2-3 weeks about 500 000 calves are born and when the first few steps are taken by a wildebeest calf there’s no stopping it when danger strikes.
We don’t always want to see the pain, the sorrow, heart break and sadness experienced by animals…but sadly it is part of life and when life hits you only the strongest stay standing.

Well done BG, so true.

Thanx KG.

I hope it made the impression i wanted it to make...that even if there is sadness it brings alot more happiness.

BG

Wow! That is so true its amazing how a few small words can make a great impression

Hi thank you, it is true only a few words can change something big!!!

Here is another Rooiputs story I would like to share!!!

We stayed at rooiputs in July at campsite number 6...my mom, dad and sister in the trailer tent (rooftop) and one of my dad’s work colleges (Kobus) that also came with slept in a ground tent, with my new ground tent next to his...the one night we ate early to get to bed, so we could get up early, just before bed we made jokes about lions (some can not be repeated here).
We had a peaceful night except for the LOUD snores coming from the Trailer tent(it sounded like a choir)...At about 2.30 I woke up from lions roaring about 80m from us and in-between the roars I would call my parents so they could also hear it, but I got NO response except for more snores...and after another loud set of roaring I finally un zipped my tent-stuck my head out and called extra hard...FINALLY they woke up but then(Murphy’s law)the lions didn't make a sound!!!!My mom asked if I wanted to go and sleep in the trailer tent with them(as it was my first time alone in a ground tent)but I said no its ok(it was SOO cool feeling so close to the lions)but just after I answered KObus said he would
I told him it was ok!!!The lions probably just moved through the camp...

But the worst part was at 3 o'clock I had to go to the bathroom

Hope to hear some stories!!!!!

Maybe the lions were trying to compete with the snoring???
Great having the lions sooo close, we also stay in a floor tent and its really awesome
Awesome story BB, hope to hear some more soon

Hallo

yes but the snoring won...
It is very cool to have them so close i LOVE it!!

40 days to go until KALAHARI--
There will be stories!!!!

BG
Hope to hear some from you to!!!