Wathog and a few friends

A gathering of a few elephants

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November 24th 2009
So having landed in Port Elizabeth I had to wait awhile for Paula to turn up on the airport shuttle. Once she arrived we walked to the car hire centre and picked up our lovely white Opel Corsa... The road trip began minus a true road map but lonely planet and lots of tourist information maps in hand and we headed out for Addo. We checked into our hostel at Addo and after hunting out some food ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Addo Elephant 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