“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” – Henry David Thoreau A splendid two-night stay at Sirheni Bush Camp duly ended and, all that was left, was a slow drive up the R56 to Punda Maria, the final stop on this ten-day expedition through Kruger. The name Punda Maria is a little out of step with all other Kruger camp names which are based on local language interpretations. It has a distinct Portuguese “flavour” to it. Well, it turns out that a guy named Coetser was posted to that area way back in 1919 as the first ranger. He mistakenly named his post Punda Maria thinking this was the Swahili name for zebra (the first big game he
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