Blogs from Swaziland, Africa - page 5

We left Kruger park in the morning. It was sad but it is wen we leave anywhere.we drove to a elephant sanctuary. Wen we got there they gave out coffee to the people who wanted some. Then they took us to the spot were the elephants sleep. Then they taught us a little on the life sickle of elephants and that they have no record of an elephant dying of old age. They have 6 pares of teeth in there life time they eventually lose them all and dies. The longest recorded life of an elephant is 71. They then took us to the elephants. There were two boys there. We got to fell its tongue and it's feet they were really tough. Then the elephant gave you a kiss if you didn't move it was ... read more

As an important note: At the end of July, I will be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Late July in an effort to raise funds for Open Arms Home for Children. Please look at my fundraising website at: http://www.crowdrise.com/KilimanjaroSummitforOpenArms I hope to raise $1 for every foot I climb: 19,341 feet = $19,341. Please consider sponsoring a part of my climb up the mountain!! As I write this I am currently 10% of the way there! Lets get to 100% Our days at Open Arms are more filled now than ever with preparing the kids for school at 6:30am and teaching from 8:30-2 pm. In the late afternoon while there is no set schedule; there is always something else to do whether it is to pick up milk at the dairy farm, help kids with homework, paint, ... read more

This was my 1st time out of the country (RSA). I was so excited to get my 2st stamp in my passport and say that I went to the Magical Swaziland. This country is so rich in culture and heritage, that i just wanted to see every attraction and explore more. My visit was a Week away in the stunning Ezulwini Valley with the mountain range surrounding us as a maganifisant back drop. We went to see the royal cral and hear all about the culture of the swazi people, intresting as I got to see the dance of the people, drink of thier home made beer and met a Shangoma. The House on Fire is a unique attraction, fairly new. But ba site to see as there are many artistic patterns, statues, sayings and funny ... read more

Geo: -26.1141, 31.0989Today was our earliest start yet. Breakfast SERVED at 5.15am in anticipation for a 6am departure from Lower Sabi, for our last early game drive of Kruger. Again, it was a relatively uneventful morning, with few extraordinary sightings. A few cool things to mention included a dwarf mongoose, some tree squirrels and a frisky Honey Badger.Before we knew it, we had left Kruger and were heading towards the landlocked Kingdom of Swaziland. The border crossing was extremely quick and painless. Once the formalities were done, we walked across nomans land and entered Swaziland, the only non-democratic nation remaining in Southern Africa, ruled by a king; Mswati the 3rd. The population here is around about a million people and its currency is called the Illangeni (on par with the South African Rand). Swaziland has the ... read more

Day12 – Leaving Mozambique is in a certain sense the end of our trip. We left Maputo early and looked for a filling station on our way out. A Policeman noticed that we look a little lost, came driving to us across an intersection with his motorcycle and told us to follow him. We crossed a red robot and on the way he shouted at some taxis who were apparently misbehaving. Finally he pointed us to the entrance of the filling station and waved good-bye. Man, I like driving a bike! Once again we did not have many experiences along the way and I contribute it to the fact that mentally our holiday was over. We also tried to cover longer distances and therefore stopped less. The crossing at the Swazi border (Goba / Mhlumeni Border ... read more