Our First Lion

Oct. 14 Kruger National Park

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October 14th 2012
Day 7 We went on an all day private safari and "saw them all"....up front and personal as in on or beside the road: giraffes, baboons, lion and lioness at a kill, zebras, Cape buffalo,warthogs,elephants ,a leopard, hippos, crocs,vultures, storks and so many other birds, an iguana...what a day! That night we stayed at a safari lodge....gorgeous with drinks and di ... 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