My adventures in South Africa...

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Zoë Bevis                                    English Coursework                                              08/05/07

           

An eye-opening journey…

            In October 2004, myself and 23 other well travelled (and not so well travelled) locals went on a two-week adventure in South Africa. Within a few hours of stepping off the plane in Jo’burg International Airport we had seen the famous Jacaranda trees, visited two places representative of South Africa’s’ diverse history and learnt the exciting and challenging journey of the Vortrekker settlers. We soon realised that to fit in everything on the itinerary this wasn’t going to be a sunbathing break, but anything was possible with our fantastic tour guide (and friend) Liese, and our driver (and chief bird spotter) Roy. The luxury of that night’s hotel was definitely a taste of things to come, usually with both fantastic views and brilliant rooms. The first wildlife of our holiday was found at Crystal Springs (my favourite holiday location) in the form of a Vervet monkey, and although very sweet he didn’t quite match up to the variety of big (and small) game we would later stumble across in the Kruger.

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             On entering the Kruger we had been mentally prepared for the fact that you can stay in the Kruger for a week and not see any of the big 5 (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino). This really made every sighting extra special, as by day 2 (of 3) we had seen all big 5 along with many other wonders of the animal kingdom including: zebra, impala, nyala, cheetah, and vulture.

             Even though on holiday, on Sunday 17th Maureen managed to find us a church service in the Kruger, ...

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