Elephant and Baby

Animals....

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February 17th 2008
Yesterday we went into the park, and it was amazing. We got up at 4:00am and there was a huge bug ontop of the net over mine and Mel's bed, and it was sprayed with a spray to kill it,and it fell down the back of the net, and it was right by Mel's head. All of the girls were screaming because it was HUGE and DISGUSTING! We got to the park gates at 5:10am, and we went straight into the park, ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more