May 15

Yes, this is a couple mating......taking a walk between mating sessions, which can take place every 15 minutes for over 24 hours.... Google it! 

Kgalagadi NP, Twee Rivieren and western area.

We began again before sunrise, exiting the campsite as soon as the gate opened at 7 am.  The sun soon came up over the dunes and we stopped multiple times for some photos.  

At a designated picnic site we visited a small crafter house, reminiscent of Scotland, and learned a bit about early settlers in this desert.  

We were satiated and it was time to move on.  We stopped anew more times to view and photograph animals,  sighted a recent kill of an Oryx, now being finished off by a half dozen Jackels, with another half dozen white backed vultures waiting their turn, then exited the park around noon and drove west. 

We decided to stop at Gouchas to refuel.  It was a small place, but boasted a lodge, a hotel, groceries  and even a cafe.  At the fuel station we saw the usual welcoming arm wave from the guy at the pump, and pulled up as he encouraged, only to find out there was no fuel at the station!  Again, why all the welcome gestures when the pumps were empty?   

Our two tanks were almost empty, but we had enough for the 70km distance to the next berg, where we had spotted a station on our way through en route to the Kgalagadi.  We hoped it would be open, and still have fuel to sell!   (it was all good) 

Our next camp was lovely, a private area surrounded by a vast open grassland in a private reserve.  Only three campsites are located at this lodge and each is so far away for the other that one cannot even see the other. 

Charlotte and Devon went for a long run around the reserve tracks.  We also took advantage of our large, private campsite to completely unpack and clean our vehicle.