Pause for a moment and snap a quick pic - The Mobile Photography Thread

[APoc184]

Not so fun Sunday spent between MRI machines, Lumbar punctures and EEGs.

But got to see some cool equipment and have awesome chats with doctors and technicians.

 

[Kosmik]

Wife was trimming the bougainvillea we are growing across our verandah for shade, look who decided to setup shop on top and even a few chicks.

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You know, people say Chickens are stupid and I have a flock but these are the dumbest birds I've seen in the wild, the nest is really nothing but a few twigs, f it wasn't for the vines , it would have blown away or fallen long ago. Its like a bald man hanging on to his last blips of hair.

Anyway, some more photos, chicks are feathering up.

 

[OnlyOneKenobi]

Snapped this morning at Dikhololo resort, north of Brits in the North West Province.
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Small world, we were also there this weekend

 

[geezer]

Small world, we were also there this weekend

Stayed at the Piet my Vrou complex, we were there for my 60th birthday which was on Friday.

 

[Paul Kemp]

Stayed at the Piet my Vrou complex, we were there for my 60th birthday which was on Friday.

Belated Happy Bithday geezer.

 

[Paul Kemp]

 

[OnlyOneKenobi]

Stayed at the Piet my Vrou complex, we were there for my 60th birthday which was on Friday.

Nice, we were at Kudu. Happy birthday for Friday

 

[MentellusMaximus]

Nice, we were at Kudu. Happy birthday for Friday

What is it like there these days?

Used to go there at times more than 15 years ago, then it went it bit backwards so have not been there since.

 

[OnlyOneKenobi]

What is it like there these days?

Used to go there at times more than 15 years ago, then it went it bit backwards so have not been there since.

It had been many years since I'd been there last and this past weekend a lot of it was exactly how I remember it from years ago, so I don't think much has changed or gone backwards at all.
The biggest issue with the place is the terrible 11km dirt road you have to drive to actually get to the resort. Aside from that, there are some minor inconveniences with housekeeping and a few silly (probably due to budget) decisions they made how they converted bathtubs to showers with only a silly little shower curtain to magically stop water from splashing and getting the entire bathroom wet.
I've seen some Google reviews where people complain about having to pay for activities and so on, but AFAIK booking a room at a resort almost never includes anything other than just the room itself and entrance to the grounds, so those complaints are probably a bit unreasonable.
The restaurant is pretty pricey, but again, I've never been on holiday where the on-premises restaurants aren't somewhat expensive.

 

[Rouxenator]

Lekker day for some zip lining.

 

[saor]

Lekker day for some zip lining.

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That grabouw or is there one closer to home?

 

[Rouxenator]

That grabouw or is there one closer to home?

Grabouw. It was a team building event.

I was like, meh I am a mountain biker, this will be fun. Thought about quitting after the first one, but then it got fun. Very enjoyable.

 

[Paul Kemp]

Old but gold. Ok just old.

 

[Rouxenator]

Old but gold. Ok just old.
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Very nice indeed - I had one.

 

[Paul Kemp]

 

[geezer]

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If you're ever in the Cheshire area, please take a pic of Chester Cathedral and post it here. I was there 12 years ago and was amazed it it's splendour and magnificence.

 

[Paul Kemp]

If you're ever in the Cheshire area, please take a pic of Chester Cathedral and post it here. I was there 12 years ago and was amazed it it's splendour and magnificence.

Nope. This is a small village in Northamptonshire bordering Cambridgeshire named Oundle. Quite a distance from Cheshire. As with most places here they are well kept and open to roam.

 

[Kiemo]

Lekker day for some zip lining.

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Isn’t zip lining scary ?

 

[Rouxenator]

Isn’t zip lining scary ?

Very - at least the first few was. But you get into it. I think I'll do it again.

 

[saor]

Very - at least the first few was. But you get into it. I think I'll do it again.

Yeah that Grabouw one is a great thing to do with people visiting from abroad or elsewhere in SA. Lekker fun in the mountains and doesn't require more than an normal level of fitness. Also free on your birthday once you've been.