...last day in Knysna visited small pool in Knysna forests... |
Mount Joy in the afternoon. |
Spent a few days in Oudtshoorn... |
...famous for the Cango Caves and Ostriches... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Stayed at small Ostrich farm called Thyslitsha... |
Ostrich egg incubator... |
Baby Ostrich solarium... |
...fillet and hat feathers in the waiting... |
... |
Karoo (Name of the plateau where Oudtshoorn lies) - desolate place... |
... |
... |
... |
Joyce making friends with a Cheeta at the Oudtshoorn Game Park... |
Pigmy Hippo... really... |
Arrived at Botliers Kop - 5 star luxury tents in the bush - relatively
speaking - about one hour from Mossel Bay which is on the south coast
of South Africa. |
Best 'tent' I have ever slept in. they only accomadate 5 tents at a time. |
Only couples and Very private! |
White Rhino... |
Lions in the lion sanctuary... |
which were rescued from a 'Canned Hunting' operation - lions caught and
shot behind a fence for trophies. |
... |
... |
The Koppie (rocky outcrop - hill) which is named after a Dutch surveyor...
Botlier |
Dinning hall... |
... |
After dinner fire... |
... |
...one of the tents on the river... |
... |
... |
Notice the black impala in between the 'red' impala - bred on the farm
by the owner for breeding - about 20 000 Euros each! |
Bontebok - old Dutch for Beautiful Buck. |
... |
Wildebeest (or Gnu) |
Stumpie the Zebra who lost his tail in a fight. |
... |
... not so wild elephant... |
following day on a quad bike tour around the park... |
Lions getting busy... |
... |