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The Bird Count Continues

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June 20th 2013
Geo: -24.7435, 26.2573This morning the team met at our lodge at 7am to continue bird counting. They started the day by walking around the lodge. While they were doing this, I slept in - it was too cold to get up just to walk around the lodge. We left the lodge at about 8am. The guides had a route in mind. As we drove along we came across a crash of white rhinos - which are always special to se ... 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