Giraffe

We usually saw them in small herds. When we returned after dusk from the elephant encounter, a giraffe refused to make way for us on the road in Marloth Park, just a little way from our lodge. Gerard was concerned about car damage from a kick, and so kept his distance.

Kruger Park

July 8th 2014
Geo: -25.3636, 31.8949A 5:30 start this morning. After picking up another Ozzie named Ken, Andy, Ela and we headed into Kruger Park which is about half an hour away. Kobus, our driver/guide folded up the canvas sides of our safari vehicle after we entered the park at Crocodile Bridge and told us there was a sighting of lions hunting just inside.Sure enough, 500m into the park five lions were ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga

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

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