{"id":4259,"date":"2021-12-05T17:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T15:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lostshepard.co.za\/?p=4259"},"modified":"2021-12-05T17:07:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T15:07:22","slug":"november-2021-karoo-get-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lostshepard.co.za\/?p=4259","title":{"rendered":"November 2021 Karoo Get-away"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ever beautiful light of the Greater Karoo – balm for the soul –
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Trip Overview
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\nN1 out of Cape Town, off at Klapmuts, agter Paarl, Wellington, Bains Kloof closed (no signs thank you) detour past Hermon, Tulbach to Ceres, Theronsberg Pass, to the R355 the beginning of the Tanqwa Karoo. Horrible corrugations, easy ride up to Camping at Langkloof.<\/p>\n

R355 Ceres to Calvinia tyre-eating road.
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To Varschfonein for lunch break closed by Sanparks can’t be bothered to fix it and too far to go and service it – like what else do they have to do – so sad.
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Up to Langkloof – nice camping site with facilities and some old decayed farm buildings: The Wall – not a symmetrical brick in sight \ud83d\ude42
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A twisting view
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Swallows nest building
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Storm #1 approaching – what a night – huge high winds
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Kelkiewyn – Namaqwa sand grouse
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Coming down from Langkloof the next morning WATER !! in the River crossing
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Huge storms approaching the whole of the Karoo right through to Beaufort West.
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From Tanqwa to Karoo National Park at Beaufort West cross-country off road.
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Poor shot but soaring away above us.
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At Karoo National Park – Beaufort West
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Mossie – Cape Sparrow
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Cape Masked Weaver
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Southern Red Bishop
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With all the rains the veldt is looking good.
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Off to Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock Eastern Cape and up to the Mountain Hut.
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Mongoose
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Ariel fight – African Harrier Hawk being escorting out of the area by fighter pilots \ud83d\ude42
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Beware of “Lins” Indeed –
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Reflection on Motherhood
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Kudu Cow
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Mountain Zebra not to be confused with any other kind of Zebra including “crossing”
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Cape Buffalo
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Sugarbird
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Well Hello !
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A chance encounter – poor photo – monitor lizard
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Red Hartebeest
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Meerkat
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PCG
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Kudu Bull
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Life from Stone – coming to gobble you up –
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Blesbok
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And Back To Karoo National Park – Beaufort West and a visitor in the Campsite
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A Conclave of Bishops \ud83d\ude42
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And then a little birdy told me that they were lying !
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Scrub Robin
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Cape Masked Weaver
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The off-road route out from Beaufort West back to Paulshoek in the Tanqwa Karoo via Fraserberg, Vliees-kraal, Middlepos, Gannaga Pass.
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Other side of Fraserberg
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Past Vliees-Kraal
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And back into the Tankwa Karoo stay over at Paulshoek Cottage.
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Kelkiewyn – Namqwa sand grouse
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Swallow nest building poor shot \ud83d\ude41
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Karoo Succulants
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Black Backed Jackal
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Night Sky
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Light painting
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Good-bye until the next time:
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Albums at: My Photo Albums<\/a> <\/p>\n

INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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