Elephant Playground

Addo

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March 16th 2010
Lesley took me to Addo National Elephant Park about a week ago (I know, I'm still catching up on my entries). We stayed overnight in a safari tent and it was awesome! We spent Saturday and Sunday driving around the park and looking out for animals. We saw a good bit - elephants, kudu, buffalo, ostrich, warthog, huge ant hills. There was random wildlife before we got there on the sides of the r ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape

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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