Kalahari here we come.!!
On Saturday the 15th I’m off to the Kalahari for almost a whole month. The Internet is not of the best… so please miss me… but let me give you a little taste of what you can expect when I return… or rather what I’m going to take photos of……
I don’t know how much blogging time I’m going to get, but it will not be a lot… so… to you all I say, “have a Happy Christmas, may it be a joyful time and may the New Year bring you all that you wish for….”
When I return I will not attempt to catch up as it will just be too much .. what with 200 odd blogs that I follow .. Soooooo..
I’ll be seeing you
In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
All day through.
I’ll be seeing you
In every lovely summer’s day;
In every thing that’s light and gay.
I’ll always think of you that way.
I’ll find you
In the morning sun
And when the night is new.
I’ll be looking at the moon,
But I’ll be seeing you.
And then for the cream on the top…..
Or if the rain keeps on falling… maybe this…
Stunning photography, I love the jpg rr – you can’t beat Africa landscape!
You are so right… yet I look at blogs from other countries and there landscapes just look so much better than ours… probably we take our own for granted as we look at them so often…
Just bloody wonderful – those photos! Was it fantastic?
I’ve just returned after a month down there… bloody marvelous…
I wish you a fun and beneficial trip.
Wonderful photos, as always. I hope you’re having the best time while you’re away and happy Christmas 🙂
fascinating, as always, Rob. I love the lyric, BTW–I think I might have a recording of it on my YouTube channel–but who knows how badly I mauled it..
Thanks my friend… we will see you on the return…
fantastic shots and sentiment bulldog, you will be greatly missed. Merry Christmas Bulldog!!!!!
Thank you.. will see you on the other side of this year…
Safe travels to you and yours. I’m sure your camera will be working overtime. 🙂 Happy Christmas to you, and enjoy the relaxing when you’re not busy shooting animals and birds. 😀
Thank you.. yes it is going to be a time of peace and relaxation… with a bit of camera work in-between…
Have a wonderful Christmas and may the New Year see you in good health and happiness… with lots of your lovely photos of travel…
You have a very Merry Christmas as well. I look forward to your posts on this one month get away. I’m sure you’ll have some amazing photos to share. Love today’s photos…..safe travels my friend 🙂
Thank you so much Ingid… am going to try out a bit of travel blogging… a very Merry Christmas to you and yours and may the New Year find you on some great and exciting trips to share with us…
Have a fantastic trip. Happy Christmas to you & all of the family. Looking forward to seeing the results when you get back. 🙂
Thank you so much… the same to you.. Happy Christmas to you and yours…
Have a safe and enjoyable journey. Will leave the light on for you.
Thanks so much… I’m hoping some one will tie a yellow ribbon round an old oak tree…. hell if I follow that I will get lost… Thanks so much see you next year…
A big adventure is waiting for you. Have SO much fun and bring back the beauty of the Kalahari with you. For us 🙂
Thank you that I shall do… I have looked forward to this trip for a while now…
A WHOLE MONTH???!!! How can you be that cruel??!!!
Enjoy yourself and have a fantastic time – delight yourself.
We will be here– waiting on great photos and great posts.
Your photos here are fantastic, the 2 squirrels my pick of a terrific bunch.
Merry Festival Times to you and everybody around you.
Thank you Viveka… I appreciate the sentiments and the wishes… may your festive period be as enjoyable as mine will be and may the New Year see us all happy and healthy…
Rob, thank you so much …. and I wish you the same – and of course 2013 is going to be an even better year for all of us.
Have a safe trip! Looking forward to lots of awesome pics when you return.
Thank you… I’m going to miss you all…
Have a nice time and travel dear Rob, I will be waiting here… Thanks and Love, nia
Thanks Nia… I’m going to miss you all… but I will be back…
Oh, Rob! This is great. We’ll miss you. Have lots of fun and Merry Christmas to you too 🙂
Thank you.. I’ll be seeing you all on and off I hope… but if not we will be back next year…
Most people it seems blog from work so from tomorrow when most companies close you will see a sharp drop of visitors to your blog. So don’t regret not being able to blog. Enjoy your trip and take as many photos and notes as possible and when you get back you can concentrate on producing your posts. I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday and a happy Christmas.
Thank you I will still miss the post I see most days… not too worried about no one looking at mine… I’m going to miss out on some goings on I just know it…
Have a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh to see the things that you will see..sigh….I know you’ll bring us lots of images…but to see it for real…you’re so lucky!! Safe happy travels…I’ll miss you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you… and I’m going to spend some time at the horse club in Kathu… but I know it will not be the same… they don’t like me… but then the eagles and the gemsbok might just play along for me… This trip will have more landscapes as It is one of the most fascinating places… But I will look in every now and then so you should see a like or two… but to comment ain’t easy… I’m going to miss all the bloggers…
Say hello to the horses of Kathu for me!! I know you’ll get some good shots:)
I’m going to creep around on all fours and try and get the special shot… got to find just one special shot…
I KNOW you will get that one special shot…it’s out there waiting for you 🙂
We will most definitely miss you. I can’t wait to see all the photos you will be bringing back (and yes, I’m jealous). Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The same to you .. I need to refill my files with new photos … and may you and your family have a Happy Christmas and wonderful New Year… but most of all may next year be good for us all…
OH Enjoy your trip!!!! I won’t miss you at all your on a vacation!!! I’m jealous!!! Make LODS of images for us to seen when you get back!!!! Oh and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Thank you…and Happy New Year to you too…
Enjoy your time away and have a safe & glorious trip. You be missed, but I know you’ll return with many treasures to share. FYI: Whenever you can, hope you visit my Christmas Eve post. Guess I’ll have to leave the link here after it is published. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thanks Frank.. I’ll be looking in as often as I have 3G signal… but that’s not often… but I will be watching whenever I can…
Hence why I hope to remember to leave a link. 🙂
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Bulldog! I hope you enjoy your adventure and I’m sure you will capture some amazing photography for us fans! Enjoyed today’s post – the waterfalls – just WOW!
Those waterfalls are one of the highlights of the trip… hopefully the river is high then it is an absolute spectacle… there are areas there they call the moon scape just miles and miles of nothing except rocks and sand with the river gorge in the middle… beautiful place… and Happy Christmas to you and yours and all the best for the New Year..
It just won’t be the same without you around Bulldog, but I can’t wait to see your photos when you return. I know it will be worth the wait. Now, what I really need to know is…..are you going to wear one of those loincloths??? 🙂
No way… when I go to the bush, I go bush, bare bum, need to take a bit of the white off….
Oh my 😃. So, do the locals bow down in awe or run away screaming?? LOL!!!
If they see me from the back… they bow… from the front… they run like hell… and it’s not with a laugh in the throats…
Ok, I’m not touching that one!! Wow 😃. I’m going to be laughing all morning at work now!!
Have an awesome time my friend. Holidays is about making the happiest memories there is. When you get back, we’ll be here eager to read your adventures. Once again, fun and exciting pictures. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
And a very Merry Christmas to you and your’s… I look forward to all the chances I will hopefully get…
Have a fantastic time, bulldog! I’ll miss seeing you, but your pictures are going to be spectacular, I am sure!
Thank you Impybat… I look forward to the change in scenery .. and all the photo opportunities..
Tornerai sicuramente con tantissime magnifiche foto da farci vedere, già vedendo queste io sono totalmente incantata 🙂
Ti auguro una splendida vacanza e Buon Natale gioioso e colmo di serenità
Un abbraccio, Pat
Thank you so much Pat.. and a happy Christmas to you too and we will be back as soon as I get a chance…
I hope you have a fantastic time at the Kalahari and a wonderful Christmas, Bulldog. I’ll certainly miss you 🙂
Thank you I’m going to miss all of my fellow bloggers… I’ll probably suffer withdrawal symptoms…Have a good Christmas…
Goodbye! I hope you have a great trip. I just found your blog but I already like it so much that I can tell I’ll miss your posts and amazing photos while your gone. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Russ
Thanks Rus.. I might get a chance to post but where we’re going it could be difficult… and a Happy Christmas to you and yours and all the best for the New Year… I see I am following you…
Enjoy your visit to the desert, while I keep an eye on the green, and possibly wet, KZN coast 😉
Good well and we’ll see you in 2013!
I’m running from all your water, just in case you send it up to Pta.. we will have a good time thank you..
Such gorgeous shots, every one!
Thank you..
Have a wonderful safe time and I can’t wait to see your pics! Merry Christmas! 😀
Thank you Dianne… I’m sure we will…
Have a wonderful trip. Enjoy the Christmas season. Looking forward to your posts in the new year.
Thank you so much… what does Arnie say …”I’ll be back”
Aww, I going to miss you Bulldog! Have a great time, take lots of pictures and most importantly play stacks of golf!
Oh that we will do I’m going to miss everyone… my addiction…
Exciting and dramatic pictures just enough to whet our appetites, bulldogsturf. Have a wondrous trip, and a happy Christmas – take lots of photos to share with us and see you when you get back next year 🙂
Thank you .. I’m going to miss the blogs.. like going to a rehab center for the withdrawal symptoms… You all have a good one…
Cold turkey? Probably a good idea 🙂
Ok – now they are both there… choose whichever you like best ~ xxoo
I’m keeping them both… just so flattered you thought I could pen words like you can…
Oh my ~ just wrote a whole long comment – and where did it go?? Well… I said if you wrote this poem — I am sooooo excited – it’s magnificent (think I said perfect)… and very excited that you took the leap — and even if you just selected it – I LOVE it! ~ photos amazing and Kalahari looks soooo cool! Have a blast – you will be missed…Happy and Healthy to you and yours ~ with much Love ~ Robyn
Thanks Robyn …once again, WP can be frustrating at times… we will be enjoying our selves.. we always do.. and there is never much chance of rain spoiling the trip… I wish I could claim the poem, but Billie Holiday beat me to it… It is wishful thinking if you thought I could do that.. yet I’m flattered that you thought I might have… To you and yours have a good one and we will see you ever now and then…
OH Tell me you wrote this poem bulldog!! PLEEEAAAASSSEEE??? It is beyond wonderful – perfect – and even if you selected it – BRAVO – (but really hope you took the leap and wrote it yourself!!!) Kalahari looks phenomenal ~ have a fantastic time… You will be missed ~ Happy and Healthy to you and yours ~ Enjoy!! xo Much Love ~ R
Billie Holiday “I’ll Be Seeing You” I’m afraid, wish I could write poems like this…
Thanks so much Robyn, I’m glad wordpress is playing tricks with others as well, write a long comment just to look up and see it gone….
Oh I will miss you so much but have a great time and a wonderful Christmas Bulldog! Juliexx
Thanks Julie… I will be looking in when I can… but go well and have a good one…
Have a wonderful holiday and wishing you and your family a wonderful festive season. Look forward to your return blogging.
Thank you so much… we will enjoy it…
I envy you – see you when you get back!
Thanks Mate… we will enjoy…
Oooh you are going to be very hot … and I’m so envious. Did Etosha this year and definitly want to go back for more. Happy and Blessed Christmas to you and your family and all things wonderful for 2013. Laura
Thank you… coming from West Nicholson in Rhodesia it is just going to be like old times weather wise… I love the heat.. a good old out door sauna…