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Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Modimolle January 14th 2014

Geo: -24.6601, 28.6966Again this morning we got up at 7am. We started the day with an Amarula coffee and rusks. We drove to the Jacana Hide. Along the way we saw the largest bird in the world – an ostrich. At the hide we saw many types of weavers, but not much else. As we drove back towards camp we saw a journey of giraffe. There were four of them. We stayed and watched them for a little bit. Back at camp we had toasted jaffles for breakfast and then packed up. I wish we could have stayed here for longer. It has been a relaxing trip. Next time I would like to do more of the walking trails. A few hours later we were back in Johannesburg. That evening we had a fun night out, ... read more

Busy Morning, Lazy Afternoon

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Modimolle January 13th 2014

01 Butterfly

jc80

Geo: -24.6463, 28.6884This morning we got up at about 7am. Before going out for a drive we had a coffee with Amarula and some rusks. This morning we were going to the other side of the nature reserve. The strange thing with this game reserve is that to get to the other side, we had to exit at the gate and then enter again. The gate at the other side was locked with a combination padlock, we were given the code on check-in yesterday. The drive to the other side took us about twenty minutes. We entered this gate and walked towards the Croke Hide. This morning we saw many birds, butterflies and various dragonflies. The Croke Hide had also been burnt down by the bushfire. We then walked to the Dabchick Hide. This one had ... read more

A Short Birding Trip

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Modimolle January 12th 2014

01 Red Hartebeest

jc80

Geo: -24.6463, 28.687This morning we met Neil and Claudine at Stuart's house. They happened to be in Johannesburg for leave the same time as us. The four of us went to the supermarket and bought food for our short trip away. Just after midday we finally left Johannesburg for Nylsvely Nature Reserve. It was a nice drive north and it gave us the chance to catch up. Paul and I were here about 18 months ago and really enjoyed our stay. This nature reserve consists mainly of a floodplain, but it is not flooded very often. This reserve attracts a large variety of birds, especially water birds and is a bird lover's paradise with over 380 varieties! There are also mammals here, but nothing dangerous. Due to this there were many walking paths in the reserve. ... read more

A Place i call Home

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Modimolle October 18th 2012

modimolle

miss kay

This is a place i call home whenever i am in Pretoria and living the city life. It is tropical...you can just stop and have a photo taken thats how great and free it is. This is where i come whenever i want to get away from everything that the city has to offer and getting far and far away from the cities rush. Where you find mountains and fresh air and not soooo much of air pollution sooooo you can just breath!! i find it very amazing that the culture here is still alive and respected. Its funny how we are all into material things and when i get home there is no such and how they are happy with nothing and thatz a peace of mind. There is a sense of Ubunto,caring and unity ... read more

Brief history of South Africa

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...more history

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