Kruger National Park and Marloth Park September - November 2022
I have sorted the photos by date and used mainly slideshows.
Several of the slideshows focus on one subject, usually one of my favourite birds or animals. Love to have photos in sequence. ID's to come
Several of the slideshows focus on one subject, usually one of my favourite birds or animals. Love to have photos in sequence. ID's to come
When I returned to work in August 2019 from a 2 month stay in South Africa, my supervisor was adamant that she would never again let me take leave mid June – mid August. At the time we did not realise that her words relating to leave would be prophetic.
We managed to book airfares for July – August 2020. This was past the busy midyear period.
Enter Covid19 early 2020. Plans up in the air re travel overseas.
May 2022 we decided to redeem our Qantas credits and rebook for 7 September to 7 November. Not my favourite time of year though because of the spring heat.
The rebooking process was a nightmare. The ticket redemption was time consuming and expensive. Price of each ticket had increased by 50%.
Our first shock after boarding was the compactness of the Dreamliner. We were spoilt on previous trips on the 747.
However we were excited (doesn’t take much) to be flying on “Emily’s Yam Dreaming”.
We managed to book airfares for July – August 2020. This was past the busy midyear period.
Enter Covid19 early 2020. Plans up in the air re travel overseas.
May 2022 we decided to redeem our Qantas credits and rebook for 7 September to 7 November. Not my favourite time of year though because of the spring heat.
The rebooking process was a nightmare. The ticket redemption was time consuming and expensive. Price of each ticket had increased by 50%.
Our first shock after boarding was the compactness of the Dreamliner. We were spoilt on previous trips on the 747.
However we were excited (doesn’t take much) to be flying on “Emily’s Yam Dreaming”.
We travelled below Heard Island and McDonald Islands in the Southern Ocean.
On another trip in 2005 we flew over the edge of Antarctica and this is the closest we have been since then.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall size is 372 km² in area and it has 101.9 km of coastline. Wikipedia
Elevation: 2,745 m
Area: 368 km²
Population: Uninhabited (2011)
Location: Indian Ocean
Major islands: 2
UNESCO Site Id: 577
Continent
Heard Island and nearby McDonald Islands are located 4100 kilometres southwest of Perth, Western Australia, and about 1500 kilometres north of Antarctica. The islands are home to Australia's only active volcanoes. Big Ben, Heard Island. Division (A.J. Graff).
https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/dimensions/remote-offshore-territories/heard-and-mcdonald-islands
On another trip in 2005 we flew over the edge of Antarctica and this is the closest we have been since then.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall size is 372 km² in area and it has 101.9 km of coastline. Wikipedia
Elevation: 2,745 m
Area: 368 km²
Population: Uninhabited (2011)
Location: Indian Ocean
Major islands: 2
UNESCO Site Id: 577
Continent
Heard Island and nearby McDonald Islands are located 4100 kilometres southwest of Perth, Western Australia, and about 1500 kilometres north of Antarctica. The islands are home to Australia's only active volcanoes. Big Ben, Heard Island. Division (A.J. Graff).
https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/dimensions/remote-offshore-territories/heard-and-mcdonald-islands
We arrived in Johannesburg on time, 2.30pm but it took 90 minutes to clear immigration and customs. 4 international flights landed within 30 minutes and only 2 staff on passport control.
We were met in the arrivals hall by a porter from the hotel who assisted the “invalid” SO with the luggage.
Check in at the hotel was quick and we were soon in our room looking forward to a hot shower.
We had a 7.30 booking for dinner. Dining room was extremely busy so G&T’s were ordered while we waited for a table.
https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/gb/en/johannesburg/jnbhc/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-IC-_-ZA-_-JNBHC
Thursday was spent catching up with friends and purchasing data and airtime for our phones.
G&T’s were consumed during the afternoon followed by another trip to Quills restaurant.
youtu.be/h0E_7bTxD84
We were met in the arrivals hall by a porter from the hotel who assisted the “invalid” SO with the luggage.
Check in at the hotel was quick and we were soon in our room looking forward to a hot shower.
We had a 7.30 booking for dinner. Dining room was extremely busy so G&T’s were ordered while we waited for a table.
https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/gb/en/johannesburg/jnbhc/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-IC-_-ZA-_-JNBHC
Thursday was spent catching up with friends and purchasing data and airtime for our phones.
G&T’s were consumed during the afternoon followed by another trip to Quills restaurant.
youtu.be/h0E_7bTxD84
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Indian Ocean to landfall RSA.
Intercontinental Hotel OR Tambo.
13-14 September 2022
Marloth park 2022
A mix of camera and camera trap photos Marloth Park
