http://www.sooshine.com en-gb sooshine.com 2008-9-30T00:00:00Z sooshine.com http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#25981 This trip report is a shortened version of my original report posted on the SanParks Forum. The original fuller report can be found here httpwww.sanparks.orgforumsviewtopic.phpt22745Due to the number of images contained in this blog for ease of viewing I have only posted the thumbnails for most images but larger images may be viewed of all the thumbnails in the relevant galleries see link belowView larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 galleriesMy May 2008 trip to the Kalahari was made with Jonathan from Johannesburg South Africa and with Johanis a South African now residing in Texas USA. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopagi... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#25983 View larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 albums Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman msofareastfontfamilyTimes New Roman 5th May Monday We packed up and left Twee Rivieren around 7.15 am for our drive to Mata Mata. I have to say that at this point I think Jonathan and I were feeling a little bit disconcerted about how quiet the riverbeds were and with the long grasses feared we may not get good sightings this trip. Even the camps were quieter than they had been last September. I will not list the usual species that we saw almost dail... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#25985 View larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 albums Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman msofareastfontfamilyTimes New Roman 6th May Tuesday We were up early VERY COLD today but sunny. We got out camp at 7.10 am. Saw nothing until we returned back at Craig Lockhart waterhole. We arrived to find a few other vehicles ahead of us and the lion pride from the previous night were stalking two unfortunate porcupine who were trying their hardest to hide under one of the vehicles. The porcupine were already injured and with so many lions around th... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#25995 View larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 albums Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman msofareastfontfamilyTimes New Roman 7th May Wednesday We rose early today and were out the park as soon as gates opened at 7am. It was still cold but not as bad as Tuesday morning and it warmed up faster. There was little to see nothing at Craig Lockhart so we pushed on and saw several Giraffe in two different groups. One group consisting of a Bull Cow apparently on heat a juvenile and a calf all posing nicely for us. Giraffe family ... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#26010 View larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 albums Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman msofareastfontfamilyTimes New Roman 8th May Thursday We were out of camp at 7.10 am today. A much warmer morning and very hot midday We saw 12 Giraffe on top of the ridges by the road as we did the waterhole loops. Jonathan was sure that by now the mating pair would soon be joining up with the main pride as they appeared to have finished their 35 days of mating ritual which in fact we never witnessed. Just before Dalkeith waterhole Jona... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#26174 View larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 albums Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman msofareastfontfamilyTimes New Roman After our morning of lions we arrived back at camp seeing little else. On our afternoon drive the Lion pair were still lying in the shade of the trees where we left them. I omitted to mention before that despite being only two days since the porcupine kill when all of the pride were covered in quills not one quill was seen to remain in any of them. We watched a Gemsbok being violently chased up the riverbed by a rival when he eventually stopped he ... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#26175 View larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 galleries Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman msofareastfontfamilyTimes New Roman 9th May Friday I awoke early at 5.30am when the camp generator and lights started up. I looked out of my tent flap to see a spotted hyena at the waterhole walking towards the fence in front of my tent. I watched as it walked down the fence line and out of sight. I think I then dozed off again. We got up later and left camp for a drive at 7.30 am. Today was warm sunny and cloudy and very humid. There was... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#26191 View larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 galleries Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman msofareastfontfamilyTimes New Roman 10th May Saturday I awoke at 4.45 am thinking it was an hour later as the camp lights were on I woke the others up duh We packed up and broke camp by 7.30 am and I really hope we did not disturb too many other campers because of me getting the time wrong. We were to drive back to Twee Rivieren today to spend 3 nights there before going onto Nossob given us chance to relax for a few nights in a chalet and pick up ... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#26194 View larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 galleries Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman msofareastfontfamilyTimes New Roman 11th May Sunday We were out the gate this morning smack on 7am. Our intention was to drive back along the Nossob Road to find the male Leopard from the night before but thanks to a large double trailer fuel tanker leaving camp just after us racing past us doing about 60mph almost forcing us off the road and leaving a HUGE high cloud of dust for miles in front we reasoned that everything would by now have been scared off in... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#26200 View larger images and more in this series from my new Kalahari 2008 galleries Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman msofareastfontfamilyTimes New Roman Very few small creatures to be seen in the longer grass. We took pics of interesting vegetation dunes Tsamma melons and Gemsbok cucumber. partially eaten Tsamma Melon dune flowers animal tracks on dunes Notice the snake track too A few more delightful Steenboks were hiding in the long grass. Steenbok in grass We had lunch at a picninc stop before stating back to camp. On the way back we saw Ostrich dustbat... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z http://www.sooshine.com/page20.htm#30343 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostyleparent msopaddingalt0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt msoparamargin0cm msoparamarginbottom.0001pt msopaginationwidoworphan fontsize10.0pt fontfamilyTimes New Roman Forgive me if the rest of this blog is words only as time is not allowing me to complete it with images. However all images will be available in my Kalahari 2008 Album. 12th May Monday We were out of camp at 7 am again today. We drove towards Mata Mata Road as there had been Cheetah with cub sightings the previous day. We did not find her but again saw a male lion walking along the dune side. We followed him in beautiful first light as he walked towards the sun mainly with his eyes closed He crossed over and up beside the riverbed . ... 2008-6-28T00:00:00Z