with a bird friend

Kruger trip day 2

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August 16th 2015
Day 2 of the 4 day trip started bright and early at the gates of the park. The lodge we stay at is outside of the park about 45 minutes away. Our vehicle now is an open air 4x4 type of jeep thing. It can hold probably 10 people and it looks so classic I really feel like Im on safari now!!! Before the sun cracked the horizon BAM! An elephant 50 feet away! Another 300 feet down the road and BAM! A g ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Hoedspruit

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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