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Saturday 8 April 2006
Highlights: The stunning countryside, it’s good the be the King (of Swaziland)
Today we left Kruger National Park and passed through the tiny Kingdom of Swaziland. Our guide Jan told us that the King, his father and grandfather have over 600 kids. The King gets to pick a new wife each year and I believe has over 15 now, it’s good to be the King 🙂
We enjoyed a rare lunch stop on the side of the road a change to relax and take in the views of this area.
Friday 7 April 2006
Highlights: All of Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park, well all I can say is stunning. Elephants, giraffes, and springbok you name a Southern African animal and we saw it (except the big ‘cats’). The truck is a great way to see the animals; we even managed to find a couple of hippos.
According to Jacko we also saw one in the swimming pool 🙂 The pool at this place was very relaxing, however how big kids (Jacko, Niels & Anika) got kicked out of the 6 year old and under version.
Thursday 6 April 2006
Highlights: First sighting of buffalo, getting pushed into a pool, excessive drinking (mother’s milk is a killer)
Leaving our campsite we saw a large number of wildlife on our way through the Balule Nature Reserve including giraffes and my first sighting of buffalo. Once at Hazyview we went on a short nature walk just enjoying nature.
Wednesday 5 April 2006
Highlights: Sleeping in a Nature Reserve, Giraffes, Zebras and spiders!
Had a wonderful night’s sleep, you should try sleeping out with nature; elephants make interesting noises early in the morning. We started with an early morning walk and along other things Jan (guide) bought out a nasty looking spider, I stayed way back!.
Tuesday 4 April 2006
Highlights: The tour starts, Bourke’s Luck, the Three Rondavels, Elephant sighting!
Today we took off early for the Balule Nature Reserve (bordering Kruger National Park). Our group includes Jan (guide), Marjia, Roger, Andreas, Carola, Anika, Niels, Jacko, Inge & Joern.
Nathan's Insights 