tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20727317511463094102024-03-18T20:53:37.456-07:00Keith & Vlasta Ross-JonesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-11075077004348155232017-02-11T22:51:00.005-08:002017-02-11T22:51:57.544-08:00Leopard, lions and OmajowasOn the way home one evening we came across a young female leopard and we proceeded to follow her as she wondered through the bush. This young leopard was very relaxed and let us follow and watch her for over an hour. Eventually we had to leave as the kids needed dinner. This leopard is part of the 'Geology' family and was named Meander after the drainage line she spent some of her time while we watched her. Incidentally, the secret road that we followed her across the drainage line was named Meander's Secret.<br />
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The bush is finally started to get green with grass growing in most places but for the grass to flourish more regular rain is required otherwise the sun will dry out and kill the new grass.<br />
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We went on a game drive for a change one afternoon and found a pride of lions including a cub which was about 9 months old. The pride were very relaxed and even inquisitive and came for a closer look so we ended up being just a few metres from a lioness - great for photos.<br />
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Things seem to happen while driving to and from the lodge. One morning we had just entered the reserve and Tasha was driving but sorting Kiara out so was not watching the road or bush for wildlife when suddenly we heard a series of loud snorts and discovered we had surprised a black R\rhino which proceeded to chase us down the road. Fortunately we were going fairly fast (50km/h) and the rhino gave up very quickly. Just shows how quickly you can get into trouble in the bush if you are not aware of your surroundings.<br />
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Another morning on the way to work we found some Omajowa mushrooms growing out a large termite mound. See this web site: https://www.africahunting.com/threads/omajowa-termite-hill-mushrooms-in-namibia.3004/ These mushrooms come out a day or two after the rains and are highly prized for their flavour. In addition to being edible and tasty, they are LARGE and will cover a dinner plate! That night we had fried mushrooms for dinner which were very filling indeed.<br />
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Well, all good things have to come to an end and we had to leave. We had spent just over two months in Namibia and had done and seen some wonderful things. The rain has continued to come down and the ponies are now out grazing with radio collars on so they can be found and put in their stables for the nights.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meander relaxing in the river bed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother lioness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friendly lion cub</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephants enjoying a bath in the dam by the restaurant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The river filling the dam at the house after a storm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning light on the new grass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephant on the way home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A large black mamba on the way to work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At last we found some Omajowas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As large as a dinner plate!</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-91365059747013646142017-01-16T04:49:00.002-08:002017-01-16T04:49:32.234-08:00Rain, bugs and cheetahWe had some really good rain over the weekend which has filled almost all the dams. The Omaruru river has been flowing relieving the severe drought in the town of Omaruru. The dam at the lodge is almost full and there is a lot of water in the dam at Tasha's house.<br />
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For the first time bull frogs have appeared at Tasha's dam which was very exciting. These frogs have real teeth and can cause nasty bites as can be seen in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1nIpf0t_9k&t=1s<br />
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With the rain comes all the bugs, flying ants and flying termites, so we have to close up the house or be overrun!!<br />
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Last week on Thursday three new cheetahs arrived from CCF (Cheeta Conservation Fund). We released them into a boma to get used to their environment. These cheetahs are 3 males that are about 4 years old and are supposed to be used to people and vehicles, but it turns out they are not. These cheetahs are so used to being fed pieces of meat that they are not feeding properly on an impala carcass that was provided for them. Looks like they will be a challenge to habituate them so they can be viewed when released into the reserve.<br />
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Last night on the way home from checking up on the cheetah we came across a number of bull frogs hopping down the road so we decided to collect them and release them at our dam before the Maribu Storks eat them all. When we released them we counted 16 frogs which more than doubled the population on the dam by the house.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Solifuge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lodge dam is almost full</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The river flowing into the dam by the house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house dam filling up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next morning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bull frogs appear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A large male bull frog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting for mating rights</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A terrapin</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-76613623571333242702017-01-05T06:55:00.001-08:002017-01-05T06:55:13.375-08:00Fish, frogs and snakesUnfortunately the Maribou Storks ate all the bull frogs so we never got to see them closeup. These storks are resident here because of all the available food which has now resulted in all the frogs being eaten. Fortunately some frogs did manage to lat eggs and some tadpoles have hatched.<br />
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We have had a little more rain so the animals are dispersing and we see less of them although we do see some interesting smaller critters. We found a Tailless Whip Scorpion in the house which is harmless but rather intimidating. Some of the guides went fishing in the local small reservoir and caught a 10.5kg catfish!<br />
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We fed the wild dogs a couple of times which is quite thrilling riding on the back of the bakkie (ute) and having the dogs run alongside at 60 kph. They (25 dogs) devour a full grown impala in 15 minutes.<br />
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We have been mapping a lot more roads so the map is really improving all the time. On our drives we came across a dead puffadder, rhinos and tortoises.<br />
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Today an egg-eater snake was brought to us so we photographed it and fed it an egg which it duly ate without us even seeing it! When the egg is swallowed it is broken open by bony protrusions called gular teeth in the back of the throat and then the eggs shell is spat out.<br />
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Soon after we went out into the bush to see an African Rock Python which has recently shed its skin and was lying in the shade of a shepherd's tree. We photographed it and then headed back to the lodge too look at all the pictures.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-58495889474828348482016-12-27T23:34:00.001-08:002016-12-27T23:34:54.390-08:00Christmas etc.Gill and Eddie arrived on the 22nd and we had a great time with game drives, cheetah walk and finding one of Tasha's favourite leopards, Honey-thorn and her cub Ximenia.<br />
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We had Christmas dinner on the night of the 24th at Tasha and GP's house with roast turkey etc. We all ate and drank too much but it was fun. Vlasta and I drove to the lodge on Christmas afternoon to spend some time with Gill and Eddie and while sitting on the deck in front of the lodge we had 17mm of rain and the dam filled up about 2 metres. We had to detour around a flowing river to get home that evening.<br />
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This morning we drove past Bull Frog Pan and all the bull frogs were out!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching a leopard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebra snake - part of the cobra family.</td></tr>
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Elephant Bull at the restaurant</div>
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Bull elephant at the retaurant</div>
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Mountain Zebra on Dik Dik Pass</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-48977474619802701592016-12-13T07:38:00.001-08:002016-12-13T07:38:31.707-08:00African Wild DogThe wild dogs were around the lodge today and the Alpha Male walked past the restaurant today.<br />
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Erindi has had 3 years of drought in the last 4 years. Keith was at Erindi when a <u>previous</u> drought broke 4 years ago so hopefully the rain will continue and the dams will fill completely.</div>
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On Thursday we finally got the car licensed so we are now the legal registered owners of the car, well at least Tasha is.</div>
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Keith had spent some time on updating the Erindi road maps and has included contour lines to help create new roads that follow contours to prevent erosion.</div>
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We went to map some new roads today (Saturday) and found a big male lion lying in the shade of a tree in the midday heat. This lion had an injured foot from a recent fight with another lion but is still fat and is capable of hunting to feed himself.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-58757735252450730942016-12-07T03:26:00.001-08:002016-12-07T09:32:23.837-08:00Back in Erindi<p dir="ltr">We eventually got the car on Tuesday afternoon and returned to Erindi. We still have to register the car on Omaruru on Thursday and then all will be done except the airbags which will only be done next year.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Just had lunch and the pack of wild dogs were here so we took some photos before eating.</p>
<p dir="ltr">There is rain around but only in patches but it is starting to look a little greener but still no grass for the animals.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Some photos will follow when we have developed them. The internet is slow but we will try our best. They are however putting a new system in so should improve but not sure when.</p>
<p dir="ltr">On our way home we found two lionesses who had just killed a large bull waterbuck.<br>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-81075795164685452482016-12-03T08:25:00.001-08:002016-12-03T08:25:27.704-08:00Erindi, Windhoek and Parties<p dir="ltr">With the hot weather the diesel generator started overheating and turning off so we had intermittent power. Still no rain but it started getting a little cooler.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Friday we left at 5:30 for Windhoek to drop the car for the last few repairs and then to be road-worthied and registered in Tasha's name on Monday. On the way out we saw a bat-eared fox and an aardwolf, both on the public road outside of the reserve. We dropped off the car and settled in to the backpackers again. The rest of the family arrived and we did some more shopping for presents for Kiara's birthday on Saturday. We had sushi and sashimi for dinner before heading to bed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Kiara's fourth birthday was at 10:00 at a kiddies play area with play castles, carousels and other activities. Kiara had a fantastic time along with her cousin who also celebrated her fourth birthday. We all then headed to a restaurant for lunch.</p>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-90472543021567688262016-11-28T06:46:00.001-08:002016-11-28T06:49:21.477-08:00Lunchtime VisitorThis is who visited for lunch today!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-88553622020092327592016-11-28T02:14:00.001-08:002016-12-02T20:32:49.498-08:00First days at Erindi<p dir="ltr">This is our second day at Erindi and yesterday we drove to the lodge and spent time chatting to friends and viewing game at the dam with one huge elephant bull having fun in the water.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Last night Tasha got an sms from one of the cheetah GPS collars indicating the cheetah was dead. We went out this morning and found the cheetah was indeed dead and his hunting partner was nearby. GP scrutinised the area for tracks and all we could find was tracks of a large baboon male. Everything indicated the baboon had surprised the cheetah and had killed it with one bite to the shoulder which severed the spinal cord. We bagged the cheetah and dropped it off in a freezer room to be picked up by CCF for a necropsy.</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-965763292490296562016-11-25T01:01:00.001-08:002016-11-25T01:01:56.048-08:00Shopping, banking and cars<p dir="ltr">We spent Thursday 24th shopping and banking to enable us to pay for the car we have purchased. The money we sent to Namibia arrived but we had to go the bank to fill in forms to release the funds which will only happen on Friday. Everything works in slow motion in Africa but we are getting there.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It is now Friday and we are waiting for the money to appear in Tasha's account so we can transfer to the dealership for the car.  The car is having the last few things fixed so the money and the car should be ready about the same time. We will then pick up the car and do our last shopping before heading to Erindi.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We will post a pic when we have a chance.</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958504258879023294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072731751146309410.post-8999791548066722952016-11-23T07:04:00.001-08:002016-11-23T07:05:34.611-08:00Buying a Car<p dir="ltr">We spent the whole of Tuesday looking for a car and eventually decided on a Toyota Fortuner. We had the car checked out by the AA and all was good except for a few minor things which the dealer agreed to fix before we purchase. On Tuesday we signed the deal and paid a deposit and transferred funds to Tasha's account so we could pay for the car. Hopefully <u>all</u> transfers happen before Friday when we are due to drive to Erindi.</p>
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We left Perth on Sunday 20th November and arrived in Windhoek the next day after a stopover in Johannesburg for a few hours. We plan to stay 4 nights in Windhoek to find a and purchase a second-hand car.</div>
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