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A Day in the Park

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December 8th 2011
Geo: -25.2174, 27.0071Today was our last day of leave and we were spending it at Pilanesberg National Park. We left Johannesburg quite early and arrived at the park gate at about 8am. We entered through Bakubung gate and drove towards the centre of the park. Along the way we saw a few varieties of birds at Kubu Dam as well as a pair of ugly Marabou Storks. Soon after, a white rhino with a very sho ... 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