http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/North-West/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , South Africa , North West en-us Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:28:11 BST Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:28:11 BST HelloWell it's back to work again but this time I'm staying in South Africa. I will be working on another Nickel project near the town of Koster in the North West. Similar to what I should have been doing down in Bon Accord in the first two weeks I was out here I will be working with the very high tech SQUID system. The actual geophysics is the same as the ElectroMagnetic work I was helping with http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/North-West/blog-312366.html Elephants Gone WildWe started the day off lazily coffee on the patio watching a little local family of warthogs stroll the fence line a few feet from us glassing with binoculars and photographing the zebra wildebeest and kudu that roam the valley floor within our view.Side Note a couple of days ago I was watching a kudu couple whispering sweet nothings to each other though my camera lens http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/North-West/blog-254063.html Cheetahs and ElephantsThere are lots of elephants in Pilanesburg hundreds. They are everywhere and kinda hard to miss as they weigh in at tons and have nothing at all to be afraid of. All the people we have met have seen elephants and of course we have yet to see one. All of us has a list of what they want to see and these guys are on everybodyrsquos I have seen them on many if not al http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/North-West/blog-252986.html Hello EveryoneWe are back from our safari and had an amazing time. We could see the hills that mark the border of Botswana in the distance...the scenery was amazing and the lodge was beautiful. It rained a lot unfortunately but even with flash floods and roads closed we still managed to see lots of animals...lions even teenagers wrestling with each other elephants giraffes zebras impala k http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/North-West/blog-239550.html The clock is ticking. Soon my exams will be over and I will be embarking on the most wonderful trip through Russia Europe and the UK. For my 21st birthday I recieved this travel opportunity as a gift from my parents. With some extra savings hard work and the assistance of some family members I am now able to prepare myself for this once in a lifetime opportunity.I have already done most of my p http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/North-West/Potchefstroom/blog-103621.html