Day 14: South African Airlines

November 3, 2008, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Curti and I are at 40,000 feet over the Atlantic ocean right now, just over an hour way […]

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Day 13: Johannesburg

November 1, 2008, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  We were up and ready to go early, as usual, but then were turned away for breakfast because […]

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Day 12: Johannesburg

October 31, 2008, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Today was education day. Curtis wasn’t so excited about touring a gold mine and then Soweto, but I […]

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Day 11: Johannesburg

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… It’s late, I’m exhausted, and frustrated. The whole drive back today Curtis and I were looking forward to […]

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Day 10: Lower Sabie

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Early on in the trip I was worried that maybe 9 nights in the Kruger Park might be […]

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Day 9: Sweni Wilderness Trek

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Today was pretty much a repeat of yesterday, except when they took us out for our morning walk […]

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Day 8: Sweni Wilderness Trek

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Obert knocked on our door at 5am, while everything was still dark. I fumbled for my light but […]

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Day 7: Sweni Wilderness Trek

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  I was sad to leave Gomo Gomo, even though the morning game ride was completely uneventful. In fact, […]

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Day 6: Gomo Gomo

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  It was hot when we went to bed, but I wanted to hear the sounds so I turned […]

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Day 5: Gomo Gomo

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  The day started rough and ended spectacular. No…I didn’t sleep through the night. I would have though, but […]

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Day 4: Satara

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… If it wasn’t for the wind, I might have finally slept through the night. In the middle of […]

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Day 3: Mopani

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… We went spotlighting last night, which was pretty cool. Saw a porcupine, bush babies, bush buck, duikers, kudu, […]

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Day 2: Punda Maria

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Yesterday when I asked Curtis if Africa was anything like he imagined, he said no way. The traffic […]

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Day 1: Johannesburg

October 20, 2008, Category: South Africa, Travel

This is the first entry of the trip I took with my 14 year old son, Curtis, to South Africa in 2008. We rented a car and explored the Kruger Park, camped in the bush with two rangers (where during our hikes we were charged by an elephant and saw all manner of wildlife, including lions). We also spent a couple of days in a private game reserve and wrapped up our trip in Johannesburg and Soweto.

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