Canisbellum Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Been here 3 days now and Jet lag is a big issue at the moment. Its very overcast and hazy so pics aren't great all in Northern suburbs Somewhere over the Indian Ocean Road side hubcap store Skybar where you can Party and Bungy jump simultaneously Taxi rank Dirty and overgrown everywhere under ANC council hopefully new DA council will sort it out Roadside artworks Townhouse complex entrance Walls, electric fences and JHB skyline Council workers at traffic light 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canisbellum Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Access to Northcliff Ridge and EcoPArk Northcliff water tower Looking North, every single tree you see has been planted by man and 99.9% are not native Northgate Dome in the distance and the highway is the main Pretoria highway JHB CBD Cell phone towers have to be disgiused as trees, there are 5 or 6 models 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) It's another world .... thank you for sharing these . Lots on which to ponder .... Edited February 8, 2017 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canisbellum Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 My ist impressions of the place are its dirty and untidy, the roads are potholed. Lots more security guards and armed response patrols. Learned to stand next to your car and wait till it locks and check that it has to defeat the jammers used by the thieves that block your remote control signals. On the plus side I met my granddaughter for the 1st time, caught up with some family and old friends and have eaten foods I forgot that I missed. Tomorrow we are driving around in the Pilanesburg National Park. If you do stupid shit and get elephant stomped or get out your car and become a snack its on your head. No suing anyone for your own stupidity here. Pissing people off by doing Rand to Dollar conversions on the fly and remarking how cheap it is :). Something I hated when I lived here and had foreign visitors. A handsome pair of Rhodesian Ridgebacks that wanted to dismember me. Look carefully at fence. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 11 minutes ago, Canetoad said: If you do stupid shit and get elephant stomped or get out your car and become a snack its on your head. No suing anyone for your own stupidity here. As it should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 11 minutes ago, Canetoad said: Look carefully at fence. Hmm, designer razorwire very attractive ;) I would feel pretty safe in that house !The dogs look beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Some great pics there CT, it's certainly interesting (and scary n sad) to see the security measures they have to take. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 8 hours ago, Canetoad said: Been here 3 days now and Jet lag is a big issue at the moment. Its very overcast and hazy so pics aren't great all in Northern suburbs Somewhere over the Indian Ocean Road side hubcap store Skybar where you can Party and Bungy jump simultaneously Taxi rank Dirty and overgrown everywhere under ANC council hopefully new DA council will sort it out Roadside artworks Townhouse complex entrance Walls, electric fences and JHB skyline Council workers at traffic light made me think - we have orange plastic webbing ..they have a fort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjrt Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 The only thing I can see so far that I'd prefer it to be like here is the phone towers! Great shots, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Thanks, great selections - look forward to more of the same, scenic and street. (And to some animals). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canisbellum Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Spend the day driving around in the Pilanesberg National park on Friday. Its greener than I have ever seen it and the long grass made it difficult to spot game. Had some good sightings though lots of the game had twins due to the good conditions. Note this is a fenced in volcanic crater and the game is completely wild, numbers are managed but otherwise there is very little interference in the eco system. This is called Bushveld ie grasslands with bushes Due to the cool conditions and the rain none of the animals had to hide up in the middle of the day so there were sightings all day White Rhino with Waterbuck in the background 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canisbellum Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Impala herd Male Lion At a hide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canisbellum Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Springbok Ram Kudu Cow Wildebeest cow with twins Impala Ram Zebra Jackal 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianca.a Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Wow beautiful! I look forward to seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roova Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Fantastic photos! Like someone else said, a whole other world. Both beautiful and dangerous. Thanks so much for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Those photos are wonderful!! The new gear and a good eye have transported me to the green and the wild . Thank you for showing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Great pics as always CT, its lovely to see how green it is at the moment too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canisbellum Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Some more from Pilanesberg I whittled 1800 photos down to about 190. Vervet monkey These beasties came out of the bush and we were, whoah thats a big rhino Then this monster appeared from the other side of the road 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canisbellum Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Then we came across this guy He didnt like the green truck and chased it away 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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