Cindy and I headed for Kruger after our last wedding in Hoedspruit for a night at Skukuza. Just getting a single stand for a tent was the product of much perseverance and dedication as the whole of Kruger has been fully booked seemingly months before already.
We basically covered the whole southern side of the park from Orpen gate down to Berg-en-dal and ticked off plenty of interesting creatures. Our goal from the start was to spot the more un-spectacular of the animal kingdom, i.e, instead of looking for the Big 5 we focused more on tortoises, interesting bugs, weird birds and especially some of the smaller cat species. We were not really that successful though, didn’t see any cats at all, but then again, driving at 40 km/h wouldn’t be considered the best strategy for spotting minor league game.
Next time we’ll stay for a week, one night just doesn’t cut it.
saying that the mornings were chilly would be somewhat of an understatement
Since we were there primarily for a wedding, I wasn’t planning on spending an extra R2000 to rent a 600mm lens for animal close-ups. The longest lens I ever use for weddings is an 85mm…hey, if your pics aint good enough, you’re not close enough.
I plead innocent on this last one…courtesy of my lovely wife
by Ben
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