Daily Archives: December 7, 2014

A Game Reserve in Mafikeng….

On our way home from Botswana we had a chance to stop into a game reserve just outside Mafikeng and spent 3 hours looking for some animals. I think we were the only car in the reserve during that time other than the game wardens. We did manage to see a couple of rhinos and got up close and personal with three giraffes but mainly the animals were quick to bolt when the car came near. So most of my pictures were taken with a lot of magnification. What we were surprised not to see was a single zebra. I am sure this is the only time we have been to a reserve that had zebras and did not see one – the park rangers and the Taylors said there are large herds but they must have all decided to gather outside our view.  However it was fun to drive and look for animals, have a quick snack at a picnic area and then come home after a nice break.

dec13 - Mafeking dr - giraffe close dec13 - Mafeking dr - Giraffe crossing road dec13 - Mafeking dr - guina fowls dec13 - Mafeking dr - Bontebok dec13 - Mafeking dr - more BB dec13 - Mafeking dr - Mary lunch dec13 - Mafeking dr - rhinos 3 dec13 - Mafeking dr - warthog dec13 - Mafeking dr - warthog leaving,WB dec13 - Mafeking dr - WB closer



More of Our Trip to Botswana

dec13 - Bots - umbrellas and street shops a dec13 - Bots - chemist store a dec13 - Bots - sights along the road - shops 2 dec13 - Bots - Mall store dec13 - Bots - Buildings  6 dec13 - Bots - Us Baboon dec13 - Bots - e:s Taylor Baboon dec13 - Bots - donkeys along road dec13 - Bots - E Taylor - steps dec13 - Bots - children dec13 - Bots - Mary and sis Taylor - ZebrasMary and sis Taylor - Zebras 2 dec13 - Bots - zebra sculptures  a dec13 - Bots - Modachi chapel buildingdec13 - Bots - tent chapel dec13 - Bots - Kudu female dec13 - Bots - Old giraffe eating dec13 - Bots - Tortoise 2 dec13 - Bots - castle across lake dec13 - Bots - toilet female dec13 - Bots - toilet male dec13 - Bots - immigration out