Thaba Tsweni Lodge Graskop

... son mined just 20 minutes
away and found gold and made it rich. We’re sure his father is rolling
in his grave.

Bourke’s Luck potholes are located at the confluence of the Treur and
Blyde rivers. Rocks worn over the millennia have formed into weird shapes,
including potholes, by waterborne debris.

A short drive takes us to a viewpoint called God’s Window. It provides
a great panorama view from the escarpment overlooking the canyon.
Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga, South Africa boydandrose

... them which I'm glad we did as there was no way we were to know there was lights inside. Some areas we couldn't take photos as it would've startled the bats (yip they were there... shudder) but they were still really cool. Inside there were two seperate arena areas where apparently they have had shows inside the caves, we kept saying that would be such an awesome experience to see a show inside ...

... for $5. It was the same type of carving which had fallen on my head from the overhead rack of the bus a few days earlier in Swaziland.

At the Three Rondavels Viewpoint I was disappointed that the weather was cloudy and cold, and I quickly scrapped my plans to organize a group photo. I was even more disappointed that I didn’t direct the group to the left (northern) viewpoint which was more impressive with the ...

... set above the clouds, making a beautiful picture although not affording us the views of Kruger National Park and Mozambique that we had been promised.

But the best was yet to come. God's Window was a serene place - we visited early in the morning before the sun had burned away the last of the mist, and with the view being complemented by hummingbirds darting around their business, this was well worth postponing the breakfast pancakes for.

We are ready in time to leave. Ann shares her crutches with me. Our first stop: McDo for coffee and then to the airport to pick up our 'real' car. The exchange goes smoothly, we have a Nissan X Trail now. Before leaving, we get confused where the new car papers are. We look and look and cannot find. When we are about to give up, Ann KNOWS from inside the car: they are on top of the car and ...

... grab a whole bunch. If you want to send me a message you can also do that directly to my email so you don't have to deal with travelpod. anneconners@gmail.com or conneras@whitman.edu both work. I would also like to ask everyone that reads this blog not to judge my parents as poor investors for putting me through a private college education because of the poor quality of writing I have produced and posted on the internet. I hope all is well.

... around. One of them even started climbing the rocks at one point towards us but soon gave up, much to Nick's relief. Soon after the elephants a buffalo approached, but as soon as he caught wind of us he was off like a shot heading for the hills as if he was part of a stampede. A few other things we spotted in the area were rhinos ...

... it's so warm and so I've got wallpaintings of leaves and twigs on these four whispers of walls that sail about me in a barely noticeable breeze. We saw hippos, elephants at a distance and giraffes during the day. A top-loading coffin joined the list of extraordinary tents... Great braai nights. "Almost there!!" (Shannon, on assassinations by parachuters)