Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

This is a reserve in which there are loads of animals. It takes a few days to drive around the whole place, there are many different kinds of terrain, we drive through in the morning and afternoons, when animals are most active. This is VERY cool, we ...

... autopilot doesn't work, nor the VOR or ADF.We're off!! We fly through the haze for about 1 1/2 hours and arrive at the Pilanesberg Airport. We're taken to our lodge. The Princess and I debate whether this is Holiday Inn or Motel 6 caliber. Is this the way ...

... Elmarie, the owners of my house, planned a trip to a local wildlife reserve with Elmarie's parents and were kind enough to invite me along. They allow you to drive your own car through the park, and some of the animals get pretty up-close and personal.

Took a day tour up to Pilanesberg National Park to do some safari-ing. Pilanesberg is reclaimed land that was converted into a game reserve.  The grounds are based in a caldera of a huge, ancient volcano, so the park is surrounded by many tall hills-- ...