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Simbavati river camp

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October 19th 2013
Simbavati river camp Weather has turned a bit cold and windy especially for the 6amsafari start. Usually much warmer when heading out again at 4. Animals are here but seem to be widely dispersed, unlike Tanzania where they were in huge groups. Wildfires within park are probably partly to blame as well as extremely dry conditions and lack of water ( river is ... 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