Blogs from Limpopo, South Africa, Africa - page 19

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Hoedspruit January 19th 2007

The weather over the last couples of days has been very strange. It boiling hot, I've never been anywhere where it is this hot. My skin feels like it is melting! It poured with rain the other day. We had to walk down to breakfast in it and got drenched then the sun came out later on and dried up all the rain! Last night we had thunder and lightening. The lightening flashing over the mountains was pretty amazing. I am updating this blog more than I thought I would. The reason we are in town today is that Martain is going to another project & was getting picked up here. I'm actually going to miss that crazy dutch boy! Yesterday I got a rather rude awakening. The two 7 month old Cheetahs had escaped from ... read more

The Monkey Business

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Tzaneen March 28th 2006

Baby Monkeys

jfreilich

Hey everybody, It's been a while. I have been volunteering at the Vervet Monkey Foundation in South Africa for the last month. It has been quite an experience. The foundation is located in the bush about a half hour away from the nearest town, Tzaneen. Tzaneen is about a 7 hour bus ride from Johannesburg. I lived in a tented village. The tents were the cheapest you can find though and they were constantly getting flooded and infested with frogs. The weather was really strange there. It would be cold and rainy for 4 days straight, and my tent would constantly be flooded during this time. Then for the next four days it would be incredibly hot and sunny. There are over 700 vervet monkeys on the foundation. They are brought in generally because their mother's ... read more

Training To Be A Safari Field Guide

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Hoedspruit February 9th 2006

Hippo Carcus

Grizzly Bear

Hello. Unfortunately no photos yet. I had the memroy cards burned onto dvd and cant find an internet cafe that has a dvd drive :-( Any way on to what I've been upto. Leaving Joburg It was a 7am departure from the backpackers in Johanesburg and I had been up until 2 am packing! I wasn't feeling ready for anything, yet alone 3 hours of waiting at the airport. Yet that is what I did. I wasn't contemplating what was laying in wait for me (Lions, Rhino, Hippo, Elephants, Waterbuck, Wildebeast etc) I wonder if I can fall asleep standing up? I managed to get half an hour on the flight to Hoedspruit. Arriving At The Course So there I was at Hoedspruit airport at 11am stood there. No pick up. No contact number. Didn't even ... read more

My last entry. Abreviated

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Hoedspruit February 7th 2006

Grizzly Bear

It occured to me that I rambled on a bit in my last entry, so for those of you who got bored reading it here are the highlights: Camping in bush. Camp open to all the animals to wonder through Bitten by poisinous spiders on 3 occasions Charged by elephant. Twice. Saw lion. They're bloody lazy creatures Saw a 'coallition' of cheetah (two brothers) Saw hyena One night lying bed a hyena passed outside my tent Shot a .375 rifle Drove the game vehicle, off road Some how passed the course by getting the minimum pass mark required Lots of camp fires Partook in a sleep out. The second sleep out was rained away (I didnt go on that one) Saw: Hippo Crocodiles Rhino Lion Hyena Cheetah Baboon Elephant Zebra Giraff Kudu Water Buck Impala Loads ... 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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