Throwback Thursday: 9 December 2021

Good day friends,

Today we go back to 12 September 2013 and finish our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

We left the park after 6:00 pm and headed back to Upington in the dark. We arrived at our guesthouse after 9:00 pm.

Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sociable Weaver, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sunset, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sunset, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sunset, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Sunset, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 28 October 2021

Good day friends,

Today we go back to 12 September 2013 and continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
 Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kudu, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 14 October 2021

Good day friends,

Today we go back to 12 September 2013 and continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
 Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
 Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 30 September 2021

Good day friends,

Today we go back to 12 September 2013 and continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

 Collective Nest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
 Collective Nest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
 Collective Nest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
 Collective Nest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
 Kori bustard, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kori bustard, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kori bustard, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kori bustard,Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kori bustard, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Nossob Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Nossob Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Herd of Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Herd of Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 16 September 2021

Good day friends,

Today we go back to 12 September 2013 and continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Lion Sleeping on his back, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Lion Sleeping on his back, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)
Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa (2013-09-12)

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 2 September 2021

Good day friends,

Today we go back to 12 September 2013 and continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

This was the most action we saw in the park since the Blou Wildebeest fighting. I came across a Cheetah eating a Oryx carcass. At first I did not see the rest of the family hiding behind the bushes, but they soon showed themselves when a Black Backed Jackal made its appearance.

Well what can I say the photos will speak for themselves. All that I can add is the Jackal did not go away, it hanged around for a while. We had to move on because there was a few vehicles piling up behind me also wanted to see what I spotted.

Cheetah eating a carcass, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern, Cape South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah eating a carcass, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern, Cape South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah eating a carcass, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern, Cape South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah eating a carcass, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern, Cape South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah eating a carcass, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah eating a carcass, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah eating a carcass, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah eating a carcass Black Backed Jackal approaching, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah eating a carcass Black Backed Jackal approaching, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah eating a carcass and a Black Backed Jackal approaching, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah chasing the Black Backed Jackal, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah chasing the Black Backed Jackal, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah chasing the Black Backed Jackal, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah chasing the Black Backed Jackal, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah chasing the Black Backed Jackal, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah chasing the Black Backed Jackal, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Cheetah chasing the Black Backed Jackal, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Black Backed Jackal coming back for more, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)
Black Backed Jackal hanging around for some scraps, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa (2013/09/12)

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 26 August 2021

Good day friends,

Today we go back to 12 September 2013 and continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Southern Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Southern Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Southern Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 19 August 2021

Good day friends,

Today we go back to 12 September 2013 and continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Blue Wildebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Blue Wildebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Blue Wildebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Blue Wildebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Blue Wildebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Oryx, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Red Hartebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Red Hartebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Red Hartebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Red Hartebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Red Hartebeest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 12 August 2021

Good day,

Today we continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Collective Nests, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Collective Nests, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Springbok, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 5 August 2021

Good day friends,

Today we go back to 12 September 2013 and continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

We saw a herd of Blue Wildebeest fighting among each other. We stopped for a while so that I can get some action photos of the fighting.

We also saw some Ostriches. I love capturing Ostriches they are such funny birds.

“A picture is worth a thousand words, but a memory is priceless.” ~ Unknown

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 29 July 2021

Good day friends,

Today we continue our drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. We saw a Black-backed Jackal, a Lonely Southern Oryx bull, a Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk, A Giant Eagle-Owl, a Laughing dove and unknown bird. We have not even drove for 10 minutes when we saw our first sighting. The Giant Eagle Owl.

Giant Eagle-Owl
Giant Eagle-Owl
Giant Eagle-Owl
Black-backed Jackal,
Black-backed Jackal
Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk,
Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk,
Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk,
Laughing Dove
Male Ostrich
Southern Oryx bull
Southern Oryx bull
Southern Oryx bull
Southern Oryx bull
Southern Oryx bull

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen

Throwback Thursday: 22 July 2021

Good day,

Well, today we are going back to 12 September 2013 when we visited The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. We got up just after 4:00am that morning and we left around 5:00am. It was about a 3 hour drive to the park from Upington. I did not know the road and I remember that it was very dark and cold that morning. We were so excited about our visit to the park that it felt like we were driving forever.

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a large wildlife preserve and conservation area in southern Africa . The park straddles the border between South Africa and Botswana and comprises two adjoining national parks:

  1. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa
  2. Gemsbok National Park in Botswana

The total area of the park is 38,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi). Approximately three-quarters of the park lies in Botswana and one-quarter in South Africa. Kgalagadi means “place of thirst.”  In December 2015, media reports claimed that rights for gas-fracking in more than half of the Botswana portion of the park had been sold. The Botswana government later refuted these reports.

The park is located largely within the southern Kalahari Desert. The terrain consists of red sand dunes, sparse vegetation, occasional trees, and the dry riverbeds of the Nossob and Auob Rivers. The rivers are said to flow only about once per century. However, water flows underground and provides life for grass and Camelthorn trees growing in the river beds. The rivers may flow briefly after large thunderstorms.

The park has abundant, varied wildlife. It is home to large mammalian predators such as Lions, Cheetahs, African Leopards, and Hyenas. Migratory herds of large herbivores such as Blue wildebeest, Springbok, Eland, and Red Hartebeest also live and move seasonally within the park, providing sustenance for the predators. More than 200 species of bird can be found in the park, including Vultures and raptors such as Eagles, Buzzards, and Secretary birds.

Sunrise just outside the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Sunrise just outside the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Sunrise just outside the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Doors to the Botswana side of the park. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Upington, Northern Cape South Africa

That’s it for now, friends. Thank you very much for traveling back in time with me.

Have a fabulous day. 

Keep safe and healthy.

Coreen