This ostrich walked up and started pecking at the van windows

Kruger day 4

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October 15th 2015
15 October 2015 We got up a 5am this morning and left the site when it opened at 5.30 to eat our breakfast at a nearby river vantage point whilst watching crocodiles, buffalos, hippos and a selection of birds in the early morning light. An unreal experience. It was then a matter of making our way through the Park to exit at Parfuri Gate in the far north western corner. As we continue ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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