golden orb spider

first week in Campfire

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April 10th 2009
I had intended to publish my first blog from the Kruger after three or four weeks, but so much has happened that I am writing this on Friday, just six days after I arrived. Each day inCampfire Safari Lodge is different and fantastically rewarding. Some of the encounters with wild animals are over too quickly to photograph, but as you will see from the pix that still leaves plenty of opportunities ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Hoedspruit » Motswari

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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