Days 3/4/5: Central Kalahari

...and the final 40L of drinking-water on the roof.
(Game scout office has fire hydrant - but safer to get water in Rakops)







Arrival in Deception Valley.



6am, the sun is coming up, and all four alpha males are panicking...



The crappola run (lions very near).
Please note that Dave is carrying the spade that we bought in Potgietersrus for 56 ront.



Deception Pan.






The first of many, many cheetah.



Lousy with game. Gemsbok and springbok and jackals everywhere.



Cheetah on the road: a mommy and 4 teenagers.



The first of many, many lion...



Single file (girls first)...
Deception pan was full of game: Gemsbok, springbok and jackals everywhere - scattered wildebeest, giraffe, steenbok, lion & cheetah. Lots of ostrich, korhaan, blacksmith plovers and lilac breasted rollers.