Another day of exploring the park. I cannot get over the variety of animals we have encountered. Jean filled a whole page of her notebook with the names of the various animals and birds. We even encountered what I am sure was a black mamba. Today we moved to a tent camp about 75 km north of where we have been staying. It is situated above the river bed that seems to be the main area for the animals. Rather than tell you of all the animals we have seen, I will jus...

Up at 5:15am and had toast and coffee and then set out on our game drive for the day. We hadn't gone too far when encountered 2 beautiful owls in a tree. Further up the road we saw another owl. Another kilometre up the road and we saw 2 cape foxes. After another kilometre, we finally found meerkats!! These were absolutely fascinating- such busy creatures! Never realized that when they stand up on 2 legs, they also use their tails for support. We didn't encounter ...

We were up at 5am, had toast and coffee or tea and then started driving toward Kgalagadi Park. We drove for 2-1/2 hours to Upington which is on the Orange River. It is wine country and certainly the most prosperous area we have seen in South Africa so far. Very green and lush landscapes with very modern housing. We stopped for a typical South African breakfast - toast, eggs, bacon, tomatoes, and cheese. Could have added sausage and ham. The South Africans eat a H...

We were up early this morning and had a huge breakfast and then said our goodbyes to our amazing host Felicity. We drove for the next 9 hours, finally arriving in Oliphontshoek, a very tiny settlement 1-1/2 hours from Upington. We are staying at The Ranch, which has several chalets with thatched roofs. The trip here was through farming country with corn being the main crop. As we got further north, the countryside turned more to bush and trees. It was very hot wi...

Woke up this morning feeling a bit better from jet lag and had a wonderful breakfast by our host Felicity. We then went to a large mall to find a cd my son Kevin wanted. We met up with our tour guide and started off to Soweto. I was amazed to discover that Soweto is home to over 4 million people. It is a huge city contrary to the term township. It is also a study in contrasts. The housing ranges from shacks built of corrugated tin with no electricity or water and...