Buffalo

Umfolozi

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November 22nd 2009
I am back from my great South African Game Reserve adventure, and adventure it was! Carolyn and I left for the game reserve mid day last Sunday and drove three hours up north in the pouring rain. We reached the reserve in the late afternoon and as soon as we entered the first set of gates we were stopped by two huge elephants. They were on either side of the rd, but soon one decided to joi ... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve

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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