Blogs from South Africa, Africa - page 671

The drive to the Kruger National Park was uneventful. Tom had bought a couple of shortwave walkie-talkies so that we could keep in touch as we were driving along. Great idea. The scenery en route was spectacular as we passed through the northern end of the Drakensburg Mountains. We dropped down from the mountains and when we stopped to buy some fruit we could feel the difference in the temperature. It was already getting quite hot. On arrival at Orpen Gate we went straight to the tented camp and found that a tent can be quite luxurious. Fortunately our tent was one of the more modern ones and so had electricity, complete with fridge, outdoor kitchen, ceiling fan and a fully functional bathroom. The fan helped to move the hot air around so that the 38 ... read more

title says it all were are enjoying the easy life here with shelia and paddy (pauls grandparents) ryan, kimmy, pam, john and all the rest soon to arrive. Gin and tonics flow very freeely. The trip down was long, but we saw more elephants, camped in a superb campsite and ate well. We traded our remainer pula (currency of botswana) for a 7 foot tall giraffe, I near killed paul with it when he got back on the bus with it. I'm not entirely sure what we're going to do with it, but we'll figure it out after a few more g&t's The rain has followed us, but the temps are much cooler here maybe 25 in the day and down to 10 at night. it;s a pleasnat change though. tomorrow our brief tour will conitue. ... read more

After a late night out was picked up from my tour guide at the hotel to go to the Lion Park which is situated in Gauteng Province about an hour away. Picked up another family with a couple of kids and were one of the first visitors to arrive at the park that morning. The park stretches over 500 acres and is home to more than 70 lions. It is also home to many other wildlife such as ostriches, zebras, wildebeest, cheetahs, coyotes, springboks and giraffes. We drove off through the park, the land stretching out as far as the eye could see, trying to see if we could spot any of these animals. We first encountered an ostrich, next we passed a couple of grazing zebras. It always amazes me that each zebra has its ... read more

Hello almal I hope everyone one is well. I am fantastic. Cape Town could not be better, even though I am leaving it in about 3 hours for a 3 week safari up north. Cape Town has truly been a fantastic time from what I can piece together. It has been great seeing all the boytjies again. We have certainly hit the clubs and pubs hard since my arrival. And when shots of Jaeger are 75 US cents this spells trouble for anyone in Adam and ours vicinity. I have been staying with my oh pal, Ryan most of the time in Pinelands. What a place Pinelands is, I swear. It has such a tight knit community. Everywhere I go I bump into people who I have not seen in years and the best thing is ... read more

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks. Haven't really been doing much besides enjoying life in beautiful Capetown and doing some touristy things here and there. Beach Hiking Partying with lloyds friends... Eating a lot of really good food Interesting observations and probably some reasons my friend Lloyd is the way he is: They call BBQ's Braais (pronounced Bry) The pronounce Aluminum ALU MINIUM (Alooo Minium) weird) Everyone here has an awesome accent... I really really like South Africa. I wish it were in the USA so I could live here. It's beautiful, the women are amazing, the beaches are white white white, the food is great, and The weather is amazing... Heading to Namibia, Batswana, and Zimbabwe tomorrow for a 3 week overland trip. Can't wait to tell you all about it ... read more