Giraffes

Long necks and big ears

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August 18th 2008
First full day on Safari Annabel was awake from 3.30am when Ellie had woken her up to tell her she was snoring! So at 5.15am she was the only one raring to go off on safari. However it didn’t take too much to raise the kids so we there we were gathered just after 5.45am waiting for our rangers to tell us which vehicle we should get in. It was blooming cold so we had wisely swiped the ... 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