Cape Buffalo at the watering hole

Johannesburg to Gomo Gomo Lodge and the BBA v4 First Safari

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June 4th 2019
t was with great anticipation of the next stage of the BBA V4 South African adventure this morning that I awoke at 3.15am well in advance of the 5am alarm we have set. It is funny how you think that there is no point going back to sleep when you know full well that the alarm will wake you soon anyway. 5am came around fairly quickly, I think, between snatches of sleep or more likely dozing. T ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park

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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... ... read more