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Tag: South Africa

  • World Trip 2006: Day 13 – Zululand and Dolphin Coast, South Africa

    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…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 12 – Zululand, South Africa

    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…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 11 – Kruger National Park, South Africa and Swaziland

    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…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 10 – Kruger National Park, South Africa

    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…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 9 – Hazyview, South Africa

    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…