Thanks Russ.
14 April.
This morning, I asked Gerrit to drive in convoy. The road to Wolfsnes was partially flooded (this is supposed to be desert, remember).
But first, the obligatory Jackal
- The obligatory early-morning Jackal
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Gerrit's car:
- White Patrol, white mud.
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My car:
- Whiter than normal
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We then turned back and headed for Leeubron, and from there north to Natco.
- Aasvoel
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We came across a few cars standing around...
- Wydkyk
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But the feast was far away and long ago.
- Gisteraand se leftovers.
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At Natco, there were Zebra. Despite the rain, Etosha is a dusty place!
- Laat die stof so staan
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We then turned back, and headed for Sprokieswoud. I didn't take many pictures, but what happened next was a minor miracle. From Natco to just short of Sprokieswoud, a distance of around 15km, I don't think we could pick a spot from which a Zebra was not visible. All were walking towards the pan, a sort on mini-migration. We must have seen a couple of thousand Zebra in the next few hours.
- Langnekbok.
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- Rooinek
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I understand Sprokieswoud was once quite impressive, but only a few trees are left, and apparently they aren't really sure why.
- Sprokieswoud
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We then found a somewhat damaged lioness, looking very sorry for herself.
- Bietjie stukkend
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By now, it was past time to head back.
- Baie strepe
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And, for a final treat, some more Lions. I don't know how many, as they were mostly very sucsessfully hiding.
- Wegkruipertjieleeu
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