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In Search of the Big 5
... uphill along Nkakane to Tshepe, then onto Kwalata and up to the Fish Eagle lookout. On this drive all we saw were kudu, impala, wildebeest and waterbuck. It was a bit disappointing, although beautiful scenery that was just lacking animals!
Our last stop for the day was Makorwane Dam. From the hide we didn’t see any animals. We started to head back to camp. Along Hippo Drive we saw some hippos in the dam and grazing zebra nearby.
Just before the ...
Rhinos and Hippos, Giraffes - Oh My!
... among themselves to decide whether they'd take Alex's offer. (They did, reluctantly, both times.) It was interesting, because for a shield the starting price was R800 (about US$115), and he got it down to R100 (about US$15). That is an 1/8th of the price! Obviously they are making a lot off of me when I haggle. I might go to a 1/4 of the asking price, but they will still sell it for an 1/8th! That's when I realized I need Alex to haggle for me. :) ...
Sun City
... 27 July
Today, we spent the morning packing before our transfer arrived at 12:30pm. We arrived at Joberg airport at 2:15 and our flight was at 6:15pm. We spent much time wandering the shops. We did more present shopping here, buying toys for the nieces and nephew. We also bought 4 bottles of pinotage and a crème liqueur which was wrapped in cheetah print. I bought that for Eli. All the bottles were bagged and then we collect it at the boarding gate. ...
The real african experience!
... Schilfgraeser. Bei den Schilfgraesern mag euch nun wieder Christine Neubauer in den Sinn kommen. Don´t mind – so aehnlich sah's auch bei uns aus. Nach einer kleinen Pause am See ging es im Jagdgalopp nach Hause – zumindest fuer unsere erfahrenen Reiterinnen Andrea und Susi. Katja, als mehr oder we***** blutige Reitanfaengerin, hatte das Modell ...
Gonna play Sun City
... the majority black population on small parcels of arid, infertile land, and pretend those "homelands" were independent countries. Hence South Africa was not a racist nation brutally oppressing a black majority and denying them basic human rights, but a democracy among a group of nations occupying a larger space.
When the homelands were created, a South African entrepreneur saw the chance to bring a bit of glitz and ...



