August 29th and 30th, Nossob and exit through Twee Rivieren

Did I ever mention that it was kind of quiet in the park, even around Nossob? Well, it must've been, because I took pictures of the ground squirrels in camp again. Some of which are, however, really cool! Since I (we) didn't see much, we called it quits rather early on the 29th and took off again late in the afternoon. All I found along the way were leopard tracks and droppings. Saw a cool secretary bird at Kwang waterhole though. They are soo cool and they look as if some Muppets puppeteer is hidden in the tree above. Plus they have great black trousers on. And they sip water very gentleman-like. Shortly after I spotted one of the juvenile bateleur eagles at the Cubitje Quap waterhole. And a lanner falcon diving down on a few doves.

So we had a goodbye-braai on the 29th and I took off at 7 on the 30th in order to have lots of time for the way down to Twee Rivieren. Well, i couldn't leave camp that early because I bumped into several people I had met during the days in the park and we chatted quite a while. That even happened three times while I was on the main road, but it's actually cool to meet and talk to so many of the other visitors. And as if someone up there had been graceful with me saw three cheetah cubs crossing the road while I was just a few k's south of the Marie se draai loop. They were then calling for their mother which shortly after came rushing down the riverbank. Both sides kept on calling but they either didn't see each other or it simply was some sort of a strategy because quite a few cars had piled up at the time and they looked quite agitated. I was really pissed off because some of the other visitors would be extremely rude and park their car right in front of me chasing the cubs away which is why I eventually took off after the mother went up the riverbank again.

A few shots of a yellow mongoose at the Dikbaardskolk picnic spot and off I went to the 16,7km Leeuwdril 4x4 trail. Another breathtaking landscape. Unbelievable. Well, I had to leave the park eventually and then took off to spend one night at Prof. Anne Rasa's Kalahari Trail Bushcamp. Another really cold night in the dunes but the sheer beauty of the Kalahari makes up for it a hundred times...

Pictures? Pictures! :)