Monthly Archives: September 2012

South Africa Kruger Park Day 2 March 2009

     Had a spectacular day of game viewing from 5:20 AM to 5:30 PM with a stop for breakfast at the Tree Rest in Skukuza camp where 2 hippos were keeping cool in the river below us.       Our first … Continue reading

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South Africa: Kruger Park Day 1 March 2009

     From the porch of our rondavel (a round thatched guesthouse) in Kruger National Park (as big as Massachusetts) we watched grazing impalas and several troops of baboons who methodically tipped over the garbage cans.     On our afternoon game drive, … Continue reading

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South African Cuisine March 2009

     Since we were in South Africa, we chose to have dinner at Hombaze,located near our hotel in Johannesburg, specialized in African cuisine and had the motto: “Eat Healthy – Live Longer.”     We started with a snack basket of samosas … Continue reading

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South African Wine Country Tour March 2009

     Our guide told us that there are 400 wineries in the Wellington Valley .  We saw many bush vines which grew close to the ground and produced red/black grapes. “The more sun, the more sugar.”     We stopped at the … Continue reading

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