KRUGER DAY 4 Photo 3

KRUGER DAY 4

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July 5th 2010
Our last day in Kruger and our last chance at seeing a big cat on our 4 hour drive to the exit gate. The Kruger is approximately the size of Wales and there are about 1400 lions within. How comes everyone else sights them apart from Roger and I? Again this morning we saw some magnificent elephants. The giraffes and zebras did not disappoint but alas no cats. We are beginning to think we are a co ... read more

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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