Bushlands Game Lodge Hluhluwe

... to face us. By this time the old clacker valves are going, Darren the great white hunter is repetitively saying its fine, no problem, don’t worry. The big guy, stands tall and to attention, then starts scrapping with his back legs and I did not really give a toss what Darren thought was fine this was no longer amusing. I am ordering Darren to retreat but by this time there was a whole stream of South ...

... the second half started Brazil immediately got on the board only 45 seconds into it, and the momentum suddenly shifted. Brazil tied the game midway through the half, and with five minutes left scored again to move into the lead. The final score was Brazil 3, USA 2, a bit of a disappointment but still a strong showing for US soccer. It was a lot of fun to cheer for the USA as they played an important international match in the country where we were.

... less than 66% of the votes, the country will be more democratic, with the power shared more evenly with the opposition parties. No vote should be wasted - they all count. Let's see what The Guardian newspaper had to say about it all: (accessed today online in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa). Where are human rights in Zuma's plan? Nelson Mandela's clear vision for South Africa has grown cloudy, as Jacob Zuma shifts the focus away from human rights ...

... Upon further looking "rustic" turned into dirty and the giant cockroaches running around the room were stressing me out big time. Plus the hostel was loud at night.) B) we need to eat Biltong (local beef jerky-extremely popular in Afrikaner culture) pizza from St. Pizza, with the addition of feta cheese, olives, and mushrooms. It was so good we had it twice. We quickly moved out of our hostel to ...

... Greta take turns in driving. Ann cannot drive with her broken ankle and my knee is still very sore. We enter the kingdom of Zulu or KwaZulu-Natal, the province, south or Swaziland. Ann found http://www.hluhluwehotel.co.za/live/ind ex.php hotel in Hluhluwe. That is the place, which saved the white rhino, as early as the 1900, when there were only 20 left in the world, All here. Nowadays there are 6000. Today, they have another rhino project for ...

... and economically successful country: fully one quarter of the entire continent's GDP is generated within a hundred-square mile radius of Johannesburg/ Pretoria, South Africa's economic powerhouse. For our part, though, we were most affected by reports of crime and its visible effects. Almost everyone in the country has been a victim of a violent crime or knows someone who has been, since armed carjackings occur with alarming regularity ...

... to the shallow end. I had forgotten how good it feels to be surrounded by water. After a few minutes the temperature became bareable again, and my breathing and breast stroke returned like an old friend. Ducking, maintaining a line, pushing, cruising.....my soul was revived. And after 20 minutes of splashing around I smiled.....swimming season was back and day one had been a long-needed exuberance. Now, how to get rid of those elephants? I want the pool back!

... a torch at night, the only light is the faint glow of the inside bulb through the windows. Patches of light it had been careful to stay out of. It looked at me, and within a second it turned and ran off. The size of a small dog, it ran quickly through the undergrowth into the trees. I can't be sure what it was; a civet perhaps. But it's good to know these things are around. Perhaps it's time to sit on the deck at night and get to know my visitors.

... around. For me to approach that snake would take a million bucks or more. As I haven't grown up with snakes I feel very uneasy in their presence. They seem unpredictable, and just as scared of us as we are of them, but that is never a nice situation to be in, especially when it can't be talked through; 'Just calm down spitting cobra, we won't hurt you!' "SSSSSSSSSuuuureeee" it would reply, before slithering away. Sod that! By then you are bitten, and here that ...

... its full length and grace, and made a dash for the inside of the tweedy. Considering how harmless it was, the boys backtracked quickly, and luckily the snake took the hint and headed outside. The gathering crowd outside took a collective step back, and the snake slithered under the tweedy and out of sight. 'Probably gone home.', someone said. Great! A snake has been living under my tweedy! As I thanked the guys and continued to collect the last of my belongings, I wondered why ...