Botswana, Letlhakane Camping – The Plot
Our campsite just outside Letlhakane, Botswana
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Tag Archives: The Plot
Owl Update
We have been getting daily sightings of the owls, somedays just one visible and other days more. They are living in very dense trees and with their camouflage they can be difficult to find. People visiting The Plot are delighted … Continue reading
Stretching their wings
Every year a Spotted Eagle-owl pair nest in the same Purple-pod Cluster-Leaf tree about 60m from our house. A couple mate for life but they don’t actually make a nest, they just find a suitable place in a big tree … Continue reading
The Bloom of Death
Gardening in a desert is really tough work. We go to great lengths looking after every plant that we have introduced There are just so many factors working against us: the heat, poor soil, termites and ants, insects, birds, etc, … Continue reading
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Tagged Camping Letlhakane, Campsite, Century Plant, Lethlakane, Parry's Algae, The Plot
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First signs of summer
Here in Letlhakane, at The Plot , every small sign that summer is coming is most welcome. The biting, bitterly, chilly winds are being replaced by slightly warmer conditions. We aren’t out the woods yet, as we are sure there … Continue reading
A great memory for this weeks picture
This beautiful leopard was spotted in Orapa Game Park, which is only about 25km from us, here at The Plot. Since moving into Letlhakane we have frequented the park on numerous occasions, and always have been rewarded by great game … Continue reading
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Tagged Leopard botswana, Leopard Orapa Game Reserve, Orapa, Orrapa game park, The Plot
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1,2,3 …. 8
It has been quite a week here at The Plot. It all started when one of our dairy goats, a British Alpine, gave birth to a little girl. Once we were confident that she and the kid were both alright … Continue reading
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Tagged Botswana, British Alpine, Dairy goats, Letlhakane, The Plot
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A special moment
How do you relate to this? In the evening of yesterday we lit two fires, the first in our braai, to cook on, and the second in our firepit for ambience. Set right on our goat enclosure fence. We were … Continue reading
Picture of this Week:
This lovely picture, of our kitchenette at night, was taken by friends of ours from Switzerland, who came to visit us and stayed at our campsite, here at The Plot, Letlhakane
This Week’s Picture: Lekhubu Island
Well more than just one pic. Very hard to choose only one. With friends visiting we had too take them to the major attraction of our area Lekhubu (or simply Kubu) Island. Not having been there for a few years … Continue reading
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Tagged lekhubu Island, Kubu Island, The Plot, Makgadikagadi Salt Pans, baobab
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Picture of the Week
We are going to try have a new feature on our blog, namely The Picture of the Week. This will be a photo of something that catches our eye or any bodies picture sent to us, that was taken in … Continue reading
Pete & Sue in Botswana 
