sundowner

Still no lions and giraffe are the new impala

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June 26th 2010
Day 11 Up ridiculously early (again) ……….just to spend most of the early morning sat in the cold (with blanket and hot water bottle admittedly!!) in the truck while the tracker and ranger tried unsuccessfully to find an old lion, as well as seeing giraffe almost at every turn, the drive was just saved by finding and getting in the middle of, a huge herd of buffalo - then spent the day catchi ... 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