Zebra farts: Another trip to the lowveld near Kruger
My trip report of our latest safari, including pics, can be found here:
http://safaritalk.net/index.php?showtopic=6898 In short... Period; end of May, begin of June, 2011 Duration; 2 weeks TA; Sun Safaris Lodges; - Umkumbe, Sabi Sands GR - nThambo, Klaserie NR - Simbavati River Lodge, Timbavati GR If you have any questions; fire away! Ciao, J. |
Thanks Jochen, I'm very interested in that safari part of South Africa. I've started to read it, but rather slow going so far, the many pictures break it up a lot for me. Probably just me, but, I'm thinking I prefer reports without photos. For sure I'd not like to read a report that has 400 photos as some here post on a web picture site :) . So maybe I should indeed thank Fodors for not giving us such capability?? :)
I'll get back to it - tom |
Very nice; enjoyed the info & the pictures.
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We were in the neighborhood during the same cold front. It did make things sparse. We went to many different areas and had many different experiences, so quiet for a few days was OK.
I will have to look into Simbavati for next time, although we have not had good luck in Timbavati in two trips. What was it before? Gomo Gomo? I love a waterhole!! Thanks for the thorough report. Welcome home. (Judging from what the US has done in our National Parks, allowing burning and doing controlled burns is a good thing - as long as it is done everywhere, not just along the roads. Yellowstone was not allowed to burn for decades and when there was a fire in 1988 it got out of control and too hot to fight and destroyed 50% of the park. Could have been avoided if we hadn't stopped the fires in the past. But I totally get your point. And needs to be consistent. We saw a lot of burn areas - vast areas - in Kruger around Satara.) |
Great report and photos! Love your starry night! And roaring lions! And, well, all of them. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Christabir,
Simbavati RL is indeed the old Gomo Gomo! B.regs, J. |
Jochen , i have been following the report and photos on Safalitalk.
It is always interesting to receive information about lesser-known and common areas and camps. Paco. |
Beautiful pictures - may I ask what camera you used, or more importantly what size lens?
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Thank you for this, very nice. We were also at Umkumbe in April and had a wonderful time, it is truely every bit as wonderful as you describe. Herman and Celeste are indeed great hosts, we also had Johan a couple times and we were lucky to see lions one night with him and a leopard on another. Did Herman hold a "contest" on your last day out on safari ???
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Hey absolutkz,
If a restaurant servers you a good meal, do you ask the cook what pots he used? :-D Seriously; I don't think the gear matters much. All my cams are 2nd hand (the oldest being a Canon 20D, which I now gave away) and all my lenses (except one) are 2nd hand, the most used being a 35-350L (which on photo boards is without exception categorized as "not up to L-category standards") B.regs, J. |
"If a restaurant servers you a good meal, do you ask the cook what pots he used? "
I like that J., adding it to my photo wisdoms repertoire :) regards - tom |
Actually I have a good camera, I was more curious about the lens length. Came across your info about the research you did for this trip - I like your style of what you didn't want in lodging.
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Those of you tuning in for the farts, rest assured they are present, and appear in several forms including a rather eloquent and astute version near the end of the report.
Come for the farts, stay for the excellent photos. |
LOL Lynn,
I hope my pics aren't judged as being artsy-fartsy. Ciao, J. |
People are often touchy when asked about camera equipment, but I don't understand why. Info on camera gear (body and lens type) is very helpful.
A better analogy would be asking a chef about his ingredients rather than his pots. Then again, I guess chefs also jealously guard their secret recipes. |
Ha ha, Pixelpower!
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Femi, I was just joking with that cook-remark.
Anyway, I did answer to the question, no? My gear list is this thread. Altough I forgot to put "my left eye" on the list. :-D Cheers, J. |
LOL! :)
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