The end of the Africa and some Pings
Bontebok National Park
MonkeyLand
Addo Elephant Park
Kruger Park
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We finished our South African adventure and slowly uploading pictures from this great place. There are two new albums (click on their names to go to the each one galleries), Cape point and Boulder beach. Hopefully soon we will also write abit.
After stopping for the night in Wilderness, a gorgeous beach town further along the Garden Route, we took a short detour to see Bontebok National Park. Named for an antelope species that nearly went extinct in the early 1900s, the park hosted stunning views across open fynbos and to the mountains beyond. The Bonteboks themselves added to the beauty of the Park, with striking chocolate, white, and black coloration.
From Grahamstown we drove west, passing through PE and then on to the Garden Route – the lovely stretch of wild coast that brings you into the Western Cape. The first night we spent in Tsitsikamma National Park, where Storms River meets the ocean. Unfortunately the photos from that day appear misplaced, but we are hoping that they reappear soon! However, we do have photos from an important stop on the next day of our drive – Monkey Land, a reserve for monkeys from around the world, and a place that Shachaf might have stayed forever if left to his own devices. The reserve seeks to rehabilitate monkeys that have been pets or zoo animals, unlearning their dependence and ease with humans before releasing them into the forest of the reserve. This means that when you walk through the reserve you see monkeys around you, but they do not approach you and we are warned not to attempt to feed or pet the animals. One sign outside said the reserve said it best, asking visitors not to “tantalize” the inhabitants of the reserve.
From Port Elizabeth we headed inland towards Grahamstown with Sandy – Shachaf’s friend from UCT – and her husband Bennie. On the way we stopped at Addo Elephant National Park, a great reserve with very relaxed elephants and many fewer visitors than Kruger. As you can see from the photos in our gallery, however, it [...]
We started our summer in South Africa with a trip to the Kruger National Park, an amazing reserve in the northeast of the country that clocks in at about the size of Massachusetts! We spent four days in the park, staying first at Olifants camp and the last two nights at Skukuza Camp. Each day treated us to the amazing range of animals living in Kruger,
So, we finally decided to enter the blogosphere – only a few years late! We will try to post intermittent updates about our lives, work, and travels, as well as lovely photos from the resident photographer Hope that you enjoy! xoxo A & S