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Hippos, Hippos Everywhere
Our river expedition in the St. Lucia Estuary this morning was mainly about hippos. These cuddly looking fellows kill more people in Africa than does any other animal. How? They can run 45 kilometers an hour, they can weigh two … Continue reading
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Among the Elephants
“There’s ellies there and ellies there,” Lee, our guide at the Imfolozi Game Reserve, told us this afternoon, pointing in turn to both sides of the dirt road. In fact, our visit to the park, once the exclusive hunting ground … Continue reading
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In the Kingdom of Swaziland
The Kingdom of Swaziland, an independent nation within South Africa, required a border crossing and passport stamping yesterday after our tour left Kruger National Park. Once here, the scenery reminded me of the Big Horns of Wyoming – gently rolling … Continue reading
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The Art of Big Photo Hunting
Juan (pronounced “John”) George has been a student of the animals in Kruger National Park since he was four years old. At that time, his grandfather, Johan, was an honorary ranger who started early teaching his grandson the names of … Continue reading
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Luck be a Game Reserve
“If you don’t behave, I’ll find lions and feed you to them,” our jolly guide John told us as we settled into the 10 seats of his Land Rover at 5:30 this morning in the parking lot of our hotel. … Continue reading
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Tinted Windows on Soweto
Our big, white tour bus took us to the township of Soweto this morning. A tall man with a shaved head and large smile stepped aboard as we left the Protea Hotel Wanderers and introduced himself in his native tongue, … Continue reading
Wanderers Head to the Mall
The Wanderers Club, established by rugby players in 1888, was a fitting place for our supper tonight. It’s located a few steps from our hotel, overlooking the bowling greens. Bowling green? There was no bowling going on, so I can … Continue reading
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London Calling
We won’t be seeing much of London this trip, except for a nice hotel for about seven hours before we depart Heathrow tomorrow morning for Johannesburg. Six hours on the American flight from Boston went remarkably fast. The three of … Continue reading
Traveling Sort of Light
Three days before our departure for Johannesburg, I am honing my collection of tech gear for three weeks in South Africa and Botswana. By my standards, this is traveling light! Here are the main elements, clockwise from upper left: 1. … Continue reading
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Girl, Dog, Beach
We were reading our Kindles at the beach when an autumn breeze came up. So I fetched additional layers of clothing up at the cottage and returned with a bag of almonds and a root beer. Our friend Holly, a … Continue reading