Tag: South Africa
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Monday 10 April 2006 Highlights: Zululand High School performance, Witch Doctor predictions We started today with a visit to a local Zululand high school and village and the students put on a dancing performance during a morning assembly. Anika was pulled onto the ‘stage’ and showed us all she really could dance (didn’t sing…
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Sunday 9 April 2006 Highlights: First sighting of a black rhino What a huge day!!! After a night of learning a new card game called “Kings in the corner” (thanks Jan), we got up early for a walk in the forest around Lake St Lucia. Actually we walked across the lake since it was…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Monday 3 April 2006 Highlights: Test Match South Africa vs Australia Well I enjoyed another great day at the cricket, I have to say this has been one of the best matches I’ve seen live. Australia needs 44 more runs and Damian Martyn for once might actually score runs when we need then the…
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Sunday 2 April 2006 Highlights: Apartheid Museum Today I went to the Apartheid Museum. I spent around 5.5 hours but easily could have spent a lot more (but my taxi was booked). On entry there is a ‘police’ vehicle used during the 80s when a state of emergency was declared (for about 5 years)…
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Friday 31 March 2006 and Saturday 1 April 2006 Highlights: South Africa vs. Australia Test Match I went to the first 2 days of the South Africa vs. Australia Test Match at the Wanderers Cricket Ground. I got fantastic seats, right behind the bowler’s arm. This is a great ground to watch cricket. …
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