Another Great Day 03 Hanging by a Thread

Another Great Day

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November 26th 2010
Geo: -24.3992, 31.7297Once again we got up early and went for a morning game drive. In return for getting up early we were rewarded with great sightings. About fifteen minutes after leaving camp we spotted a leopard up a tree! I think it had just finished eating, as it had a huge belly and was standing up as it licked it paws. The carcass next to it belonged to an impala. After watching it for a ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga

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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