After settling in my chalet, I was extremely tempted to go for a short drive into the Park, but once I was out of the car I could feel the exhaustion creep in, so I just took s small walk around camp and visited the hide.
One of the first creatures to welcome me to KTP was a Yellow Mongoose.
It was quiet at the hide, but I was left breathless at my first view into the Park.
I cannot find the words to describe just how ecstatically happy I was. It was a dream come true, and looking out into the Park that I would explore for the first time the next day, it felt completely unreal.
After sitting at the hide for a while I walked back to my chalet. I felt completely satisfied.
The sun was setting.
‘The setting sun reflecting off the astonishing red sand stopped me in my tracks.
I just stood there. It is hard to describe how I felt in that moment. For the rest of my life I will think back to this exact moment and be reminded of how humbled, blessed, grateful, lucky, happy and delighted I felt. When you feel all of these emotions at once, it can be overwhelming!
I heard the call of a little Pearl-spotted Owlet, and then spotted the little one. Even though it looked a little angry-bird, I am sure it was really happy that I was finally in KTP! 
I had a really wonderful supper at the restaurant. While having dinner I reflected on my day. I drove through towns that I had never been to before. I saw a Verreaux’s Eagle. When I saw my first Sociable Weaver’s nest, I actually laughed out loud! The scenery along the road between Upington and Twee Rivieren filled me with what can only be described as melancholy, but in a positive way. There was red sand and yellow grasses. I saw a bird every now and then, but not much more. I stopped for fuel in Askham and met a delightful puppy! the last 70 km from Askham to Twee Rivieren was a winding road, but went by quickly. And then I was having supper in the camp! I was genuinely happy.
After supper I went for my normal night-time walk. It was chilly, and that is probably why I saw very little. I saw one Ground Katydid and not much else.
As I got back to my chalet movement caught my eye. It was a little Bibron’s Gecko.
I stayed in Twee Rivieren again for the last two nights. The hide was quiet on the first of the two nights. I sat staring back into the Park that I now knew a little bit better than a week earlier. I spotted some animals in the distance.
On my last night there were no animals or birds at the hide. But the silence was so profound.
I had a braai at my chalet. I had lots of feathered visitors. There were Fork-tailed Drongos and Chestnut-vented Warblers. I loved the Yellow-billed Hornbill, the little Acacia Pied Barbet and Laughing Dove that came for a visit.
I had a lovely little visitor during my last braai in the Park.
I had planned to spend two nights in Twee Rivieren, but in the end I spent three nights there. It is a wonderful camp and the perfect way to introduce me to KTP and say goodbye at the end of what was a perfect first visit to KTP.