South Africa - Part 2
Oudtshoorn, Mossel Bay (Botliers Kop)

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...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...

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Stayed at small Ostrich farm called Thyslitsha...

Ostrich egg incubator...

Baby Ostrich solarium...

...fillet and hat feathers in the waiting...

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Karoo (Name of the plateau where Oudtshoorn lies) - desolate place...

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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.

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The Koppie (rocky outcrop - hill) which is named after a Dutch surveyor... Botlier

Dinning hall...

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After dinner fire...

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...one of the tents on the river...

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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.

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Wildebeest (or Gnu)

Stumpie the Zebra who lost his tail in a fight.

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... not so wild elephant...

following day on a quad bike tour around the park...

Lions getting busy...

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