Browsing Month 'March, 2006'
(Photo: 2006, Misi) The night before we left for Ithala we were treated to an African dinner including a “drumming circle”. I’d always found these “cheesy” but in the local context it was a lof of fun… (Photo: 2006, Misi) We were each given a drum and were taught to play specific rhythmes… the drummers [...]
A small group of us were on an evening drive… I was straddling the side of the jeep with a high powered light when the driver suddenly pulled over and plucked from the side of the road a blade of grass… this delightful Chameleonhe found there… how he could see it in pitch darkness, with [...]
A small group of us were on an evening drive… I was straddling the side of the jeep with a high powered light when the driver suddenly pulled over and plucked from the side of the road a blade of grass… this delightful Chamelion he found there… how he could see it in pitch darkness, [...]
Don’t feed the monkeys we are warned… doing so will not incur a fine, but will result in the shooting of the monkey. By being fed they demand to be fed more. Their habits change and they are eventually put down! Tags: ithala06
On this evening drive we saw two black rhinos, several dozen zebra and blue welderbeast, wart hogs and various types of antelope. As it got darker I stood on the side of the jeep with a high powered lamp seeking out animals in the bush. Countless eyes, bright as stars looked back from hill tops [...]
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