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They speak softly, but carry big tusks!

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July 9th 2008
They speak softly, but carry big tusks July 5, 2008 Front office called for the 6:00am wakeup call for our early morning game drive set for 6:30am. Our rover mates Liz and Nigel stayed in bed as they needed to catch up on some zzz’s from their previous 5 days of safari drives at another lodge. So we were off for our private game drive. Our first sighting was a beautiful ... 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