Zebra

Elephants!

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February 21st 2007
Today we visit Addo Elephant National Park and short ride from Addo to Alicedale. I laughed out loud as we boarded the open seated Land Rovers and drove back down the dirt road to the national park. We spent the morning looking at warthogs, foxes, ostriches, tortoises, kudos, zebras, monitor Lizards, hyenas and elephants. I can’t help but get the feeling it’s a glorified zoo but the animals ... 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