{"id":1477,"date":"2015-09-29T22:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T20:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/escape2breathe.com\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2019-11-26T15:48:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T13:48:24","slug":"2015-kgalagadi-day-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escape2breathe.com\/?p=1477","title":{"rendered":"2015 Kgalagadi – Day 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first unforgettable Kgalagadi trip!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday \u2013 2015\/09\/29<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We slept like babies, considering the experience we had the previous night, but shortly before 5h we were up and having coffee in the hide. The morning once again treated us to a beautiful sunrise… but this morning there were no animals in sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back at the tent it was time to break up camp again… and this time it would be the last time for this trip. Today was our last day in the Kgalagadi and we had a long way to go to Witsand… We inflated the tires a bit, but our hearts were heavy, as the end of our time in the Kgalagadi was rapidly approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kori bustard in the Auob river<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after leaving Mata-Mata, we had the opportunity to see a Kori bustard more closely. It is quite an impressive bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Craig Lockhart waterhole we saw the first predator. There was a lioness at the waterhole and she had it all to herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lioness at Craig Lockhart<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

About a hundred meter away a jackal was crying out his displeasure to the world, probably because he could not get to the waterhole to have a drink of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crying black-backed jackal close to Craig Lockhart waterhole<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Down the road we came across a tawny eagle trying to either kill something it caught, or trying to break something open… but he ended up on his tail feathers in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tawny Eagle’s stomping activities<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

At Twee Rivieren we filled up the bakkie<\/em> and bought our last Kgalagadi ice cream at the shop… and then we were back on the tar road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stopped shortly after leaving the park, to allow Christoff to take a picture of the red dune he saw when we arrived a few days ago… and a bit further it was my turn to jump out for a shot of the short wind mill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n