Elephant showering

On safari

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December 24th 2008
Well, it is now Christmas Eve - and outside it is something like 26 degrees at 9am in the morning. We are now in Port Elizabeth airport, just having checked in for our flight to Cape Town - so thought we would fill you in on our travels over the past two days. Writing duties fall to Gavin today - as Claire is sitting outside catching some sun before we board the plane for a ‘sunless’ two hou ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Addo Elephant 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