Our Mission and Values at GBT...
Here at GBT we hope to foster an interest in all things birding, and in so doing, also create a deep and abiding respect for our natural environment. We do so without taking ourselves too serioulsy, but we do take the state of our environment very seriously. We share our knowledge and our passion for all things birding willingly and enthusiastically.
I just love the new restaurant and the quality of food as probably the best in the whole park. We just found that if the manager is there the service is fast(ish) but if she is not there it can be come very slow to dead, especially over lunch time.
IMAX the food was really good and the service too.... The menue improved very much and there is a nice variety available.
“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams (British comic Writer, 1952-2001)
This was our last evening at Olifants, but we were so much looking forward to our next camp… Sirheni!
“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams (British comic Writer, 1952-2001)
@WTM ROTFL.... I used a new program, it's called Dragon, you dictate the post and the programm writes, and then.... you see what happens *rolleyes*. It seems the two of us (means Dragon and me) need some more practice...
“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams (British comic Writer, 1952-2001)
“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams (British comic Writer, 1952-2001)
“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams (British comic Writer, 1952-2001)
Later we sat outside, listening to a Giant Eagle Owl in the distance, enjoying the quietness of this camp…..
“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams (British comic Writer, 1952-2001)
“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams (British comic Writer, 1952-2001)
We heard yesterday, that there is a pride of Lions in the area and that there had been sightings of Cheetahs at Babalala, so the decision was easy. We took a drive up there before heading for Shingwedzi later in the morning for breakfast. First sighting was a Pearl Spotted Owl, not really happy that we stopped to take some photos.
We stopped for nearly 45 minutes and watched them crossing the gravel road… Then we decided it was time to leave, we had just reached the tar road again, when we observed that some Zebras and Wildebeest were crossing the road. But wait, not only Zebras and Wildebeest, but ROANS too… We were excited our first sighting of these Antelopes ever….
So we turned around as they were obviously on the way to the waterhole… We drove past the Picnic Spot to the waterhole and waited.... Then all of a sudden a SANPARKS vehicle was swiftly approaching the waterhole, they stopped and one of the guys jumped off the car with a spade in his hand running over to the waterhole to switch on a generator.... We simply could not believe our eyes, here were our first Roans ever, they were heading for the waterhole and now something like this happens
Well the Roans then ignored the waterhole and did not come for a drink, but they did not run away either. So we still had a nice sighting.....
We were still following them, when I detected a movement in the bushes… A Side Striped Jackal, wow another first for us. He looked up, turned around and was gone in seconds, so only a bumshot of him
We did not drive too long when I discovered something running around near the main road… I shouted Honey Badger and stopped, but as usual he was on a mission and running further and further away from the road ( I have to mention another first in Kruger for us…)
Coming closer to Shingwedzi we met some Ellis. And on one occasion had a good laugh. This Elli was on the way to the entrance of the Mphongolo Loop, we he discovered something lying on the ground. He stopped he was obviously curious, what that might be. He reached out with his trunk to grab it, he lifted it up, watched it, discovered that is was nothing to eat, threw it away and the Speed Limit sign landed with a bang.
At Shingwedzi we visited the Low Water Bridge, only to discover that there was nearly no water and therefore no birds, Crocs etc…. So we had a nice breakfast at the restaurant before heading back to Sirheni.
After such an eventful morning we once again decide to stay in camp in the afternoon. So we took another walk through the camp.
“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams (British comic Writer, 1952-2001)