Hluhluwe Umfolozi Hilltop Camp
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3 day safari. Wild!!!
It gonna be a long one because there's so much to tell!!!!!
An hour drive took us from St Lucia to Hluhluwe arriving at 3pm. En route we saw water buffalo, warthog and baboons with a suspected rhino sighting although this was from far away. We checked in, dropped our stuff off in our rondavel room (traditional zulu style village hut) and …
-10C Bbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
... There was a family camping nearby; they had electric blankets along with satellite dish etc. We were told it got down to -10C, it was definitely freezing, a cup of water left overnight was a solid block of ice. My shirt hanging on the line was frozen like it was starched.
We watched the sun shine climbing down the hills; it was no more welcome then when it hit us. We were heading off for a hike, so I stripped down to shorts and short sleeves. With a guide we walked across ...
Wobbly man and hobble along
We have retreated up to the countryside of the mighty Drakensburg mountain range. This place has the most dramatic scenery, bright autuminal colours, with a clear blue back drop, snow dusting the peaks in the far distance.
Winter here of course but still uncomfortably warm in the midday sun, its not strong enough to burn you, and the second you retreat to the shade its a wee bit nippy! The locals are dressed in their proper winter get ups and look strangly at us ...
Rock Art of the San People
... The amount of fat also led the bushmen to believe that the Eland is a very sacred animal and they would get into a trance state during ceremony's involving dances which aim to capture the power of the Eland for themselves. The San paintings depict some if this and are painted using Ocre, Fat, blood, water, crushed ostrich eggs and some of the lighter coloured sands. Unfortunately some of the paintings have had graffiti written on them ...
Day 6- Zululand
Today we leave Kruger on our way to the battlefields of Zululand. After breakfast we'll drive south, entering the small but scenically beautiful country of Swaziland. As the road climbs past the interestingly-named Piggs Peak we descend past lush green fields and rolling hills interspersed with small farms and drive through the country's small capital Mbanane, passing the parliament house and Royal Palace en-route. We cross back into South Africa in ...
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