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Kruger National Park

February 5, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

If your looking for a Big Game Drive, look no further than the huge Kruger National Park in South Africa. Day visits are the cheapest way to see the park but there are a number of lodges within the park boundaries (more expensive then some of the nearby outside of the park accommodations). We took advantage of our early morning arrival time and drove on dirt roads all day on our own "big game drive". We came across three of the "Big Five" - Cape … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa, Animal Rescue, Kruger National Park, Lodge, National Park, South Africa, Wildlife

Hlwane National Park Swaziland

February 3, 2012 by Dave6 Comments

We rode into the National Park today in our little Honda Jazz. Many of the roads are more suited for soft 4wd and the park has erected large dirt burms every 20 meters or so on these roads to stop passenger vehicles from driving. That didn't stop us however! We popped over each burm and drove through mud puddles from recent rains - trying to avoid bottoming out the vehicle and or getting stuck. Getting stuck is a bad thing out here - you are in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Lodge, National Park, Restaurants, Swaziland

Swaziland

February 1, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

The Kingdom of Swaziland is small and you can easily see the major attractions within 4-5 days or longer if you prefer spreading the driving out over a longer period of time. The oldest mine in the world is here and dates back 43,000 years!! Its an iron ore mine and ancient people's use to get hematite and other iron ore for making tools, and coloring for painting in caves. We drove in just after the the visitor center had closed for the day but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa, Art, Caves, Mozambique, MyVideoVisa, Shopping Mall, Swaziland

Nisela Safari Lodge Swaziland!

January 29, 2012 by Dave2 Comments

We arrived at the Nisela Safari Lodge after crossing one of the smaller southern border post crossings. We immediately found ourselves on dirt roads before reaching the main tarred highway leading north. Swaziland is very small and driving distances are not what we had become accustomed to in the much larger country of South Africa. The Nisela Safari Lodge was the perfect stop for us - reaching it at dusk. At first it appeared somewhat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa, Africa Safari, Animal Rescue, Beer, Lodge, South Africa, Swaziland, Village

Southern Mozambique

January 27, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

We arrived in Kosi Bay after about 10 hours of at times stressful driving - from near the Lesotho Border in the Free State of South Africa. We arrived here in the dark of night and promptly made a beeline for the beach on the sandy roads in our 2wd Honda Jaz- looking for lodging - big mistake. There were no lights - and signs indicating hotels located just down the road were misleading as we later found out we were many kilometers from the beach. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa, Art, Beach, Border Crossing, Internet, Land Rover, Lesotho, Mozambique, Sand, South Africa, Traffic

Traffic Riots

January 25, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

Its been a crazy few days in South Eastern Africa! Sitting with John and Trish at Rose House Inn plotting our drive to Mozambique we were discussing how there are no guarantees in Africa. 30 minutes after we left their idyllic location we experienced this "no guarantees" first hand. Our route took us back through the small touristy town of Carens. Only this time as we approached the city limits we were greeted by large rocks strewn across the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa, Mozambique, Traffic, Walking tour

The appearance of the gun

January 23, 2012 by Dave6 Comments

Today we drove to the northern part of the country, passing small villages, rural fields and many sheep and cow herders. Walking seems to be the preferred form of transportation and one always has to keep an eye open for people on the side of the road. Driving can be challening yet fun. Some of the roads were full of pot holes - or perhaps potholes is not the appropriate word - craters might be more sufficive! So you come up on a crater in your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Cell Phone, Fashion, Gun, Internet, Land Rover, Traffic, Walking tour

Near drowning in Lesotho

January 20, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

We headed out of the lodge today on a long meander to a river. Along the way we picked up 8 children who were delighted to see us and show us around their village. They accompanied us down a steep cliff to a huge valley below. Along the way we met a sheep and goat herder dressed in native attire. Eventually we reached the bottom of the valley and the river. It was wasn't the cleanest water in the world - but it was running and most of the kids … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Fashion, Lesotho, Lodge, Village

Ancient Bushman cave paintings

January 18, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

Just returned from a fantastic outing on the horses to see ancient Bushman cave paintings. We rode through expansive fields of mostly corn until we reached a viewpoint overlooking an impressive gorge. From here it was on foot down a very steep rocky trail to the first of the caves - called "echo cave". It was obvious why this cave took its name after we shouted ourselves hoarse, practicing our new found Lesotho words including "dumella" - a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Bushman, Canyon, Caves, Lesotho, Lodge, Walking tour

Malealea Village

January 16, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

We met a local in the nearby village and had an hour tour of the surroundings. It is nice to be able to talk to the locals in English - this is not always something you can do around the world. The village is very spread out and home to about 500 people. The homes are traditional, mostly stone and mud with thatched roofs collected from wild grasses and reeds that grow nearby. The village is overseen by a chief - he is elected for a lifetime. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Beer, Village, Wine Tasting

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