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A Quiet Morning

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January 14th 2014
Geo: -24.6601, 28.6966Again this morning we got up at 7am. We started the day with an Amarula coffee and rusks. We drove to the Jacana Hide. Along the way we saw the largest bird in the world – an ostrich. At the hide we saw many types of weavers, but not much else. As we drove back towards camp we saw a journey of giraffe. There were four of them. We stayed and watched them for a little ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Modimolle

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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