Merry Pebbles Resort Sabi Sands Game Reserve

... leopards on impala kills together with there cubs,
as well as sightings on a kill really close to the H1
road between Satars and Tshokwane picnic spot.
The Critchfields came to Africa from the United
States as a family, below is a letter received from
them upon there return to the Unioted States
from South Africa.

Dear Dean, Mark and Verity,

On behalf of the six members of ...

... not kept to the lines. There are taps, braii’s, laundry facilities, good ablution blocks and communal kitchens with electric hobs and sinks with hot/cold water, and hot water boiler. Skukuza has 2 restaurants, cafeteria, internet café, ATM, post office, reception, pool, a variety of accommodation and a very large shop. Plus library and information centre’s, and fuel station. It was a noisy camp that night ...

... of a jeep could be and often were pretty exhausted after each drive. On the evening drive, we'd also stop for a "sundowner", during which we'd have drinks and biltong (dried meat usually made from beef, kudu or other game). After that, we'd of course have an amazing dinner, which was located in a different place each night. We also went on a bushwalk one day - and got to see things on a smaller scale, which you miss when you're on a drive looking for big ...

... to be aware at all times lest you get whacked in the face with a branch. thankfully i have dodged them all but i'm really aware of which have thorns and which do not. since some acacia have thorns that are up to 4"long and 1/4" wide, i have incentive to keep my eyes peeled. oh and you do this while trying to see wildlife and also holding on over the bumps. it's quite fun actually!

... hugging the limb side-by-side while the rest of their body dangled underneath. it was unbelievable. they probably held onto the limb for about 20 seconds and then the female lion actually tried to hug/hold onto the male lion as she lost her grip. that made them fall to the ground below where they continued their fight. one of the lions at the bottom of the tree had grabbed the fallen impala kill and raced off with it, so the two lions fighting ...

... We saw many more animals that day and when the sun went down we went on a night drive in a proper safari vehicle. We had big flash lights to shine into the bush and surprisingly it made it a lot easier to see animals as their eyes reflect the light and show up easy. There were some old South African guys that were either visually impaired or just wanted to add a bit of humour to the very cold and breezy ...

... is a lot to come. So far we went to the Lion Park here in Paarl, we traveled to table view to see a new beach and a new view of Table Mountain, we have been going to countless dinner parties with Lizelle, Peter & Maureen- a Belgium couple that we met and have decided that we want their house, lifestyle, and fri-fri so we can make our own Belgium (Flemish) fries... for those of you who didn't know any Argentine that wants to fight this theory... the Belgium's invented the "French ...

... Frankolin moved forward but did not take the food from my hand. Instead it pushed around the ground, picking up the discarded peanuts and seeds that had been flicked away by its companion. Ignoring the pumpkin seeds (I don't blame them!), they finished their treat and walked away back to their little home in the bush. I'll tell Rob the next time I see him; all is well with the Frankolins.

... and clothes, everything, had to be waterproofed. Thanks to Ziplock we got that covered, and envisioned make-shift lilos dragging behind struggling swimmers to the other side of the river. How strong will the flow of the river be? Will we be able to stand? We got a bit worried about this aspect so called the parks board in the canyon who told us that yes, it's pretty high but people are hiking (and finishing). They did have to literally swim through some crossings where the ...

spent loads of time on the road, missed driving tremendously and revelled in my dads little toys. stayed near kruger park along white-river. the national park, (which incidently now crosses over into a couple of countries) was dry, very dry. soaked it all up and still had time for a kwik bungee out and about on the eastern side of kruger park. i spent quality time with my family, we also stayed in drakensburg sun, where mountains, good food and great company was the order of the day.