Elephant

Day 1

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June 9th 2019
So today was our first full day in Africa and it went somewhat as expected. We got up early and went on a pre-dawn game drive out into Kruger. We didn’t have much luck though as we only saw one lone giraffe on top of a termite mound, some small antelope and, you guessed it, impala. It was a particularly cool day, cloudy and overcast. Even though we didn’t see many animals, it was lovely to ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga

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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