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Elephant family

One can never emphasise enough how amazing a park the Addo Elephant National Park is.  I think a lot of people underestimate Addo but the beauty of that is that when they visit their expectations are completely blown away.  I always say, and I do so because I believe its true, that Addo is the best place in the world to view wild African Elephants in their natural environment.  Over the years they have become used to visitors' vehicles - not tame - which means that its often…

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01/08/2013
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Place of Glory – the KidZ edition

Going anywhere with the KidZ in a car, and that includes the local supermarket a couple of blocks from home, more often than not result in a back seat battle of some sorts.  When those back seat battles start to take on epic proportions and I'm forced to stop in a cloud of dust on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere to threaten them that I will be kicking them out the car and leave them just there, then you know…

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22/07/2013
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Young bull

In summer people head to the beach on nice sunny days, but during winter when the water is called the best you can do at the beach is go for a walk.  So what is the alternative? Easy, head out to Addo Elephant National Park and enjoy some of the best African Elephant sightings you will have anywhere in the world.

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21/07/2013
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A memorable weekend

Clan Firefly spent a memorable long weekend across the Zuurberg enjoying the best the southern Karoo has to offer and as soon as I get a chance to edit the pictures and write a blog post or two I will share it all with you.  Here's a taste of what we did so long, most of which were new experiences for the KidZ.   Game drives at Kuzuko Lodge...... looking for big game. Learning about the history of Ann's Villa...  ... and taking in…

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14/07/2013
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We all love Addo

Port Elizabeth is usually associated with elephants due to its close proximity to the Addo Elephant National Park.  Most visitors to the city, both local and international, spend at least a day in the park with others staying over at some of the park's variety accommodation options.  Its easy to get to Addo from Port Elizabeth and its possible to sit and watch elephants less than an hour after leaving home or your hotel.  The park can be accessed via the main…

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25/06/2013
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Butt but booty

Addo is a funny place in a backside kinda way.  Unless the elephants are actually heading in your direction, the chances are good that as soon as you have lined up your shot that the animal will turn his back and all you get is a booty shot. Bummer!

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15/06/2013
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I can still see you

I attended the media launch of the Kirkwood Wildsfees in the Addo Elephant National Park and to end the program off we were taken on an open vehicle game drive through the park.  As is often usual in Addo we had some stunning sightings.  This guy was peeking at us from behind a bush trying to be inconspicuous.  Gives him a bit of a mysterious look, doesn't it. The annual Wildsfees takes place from 28 - 30 June 2013 in the…

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31/05/2013
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The Lion Matches lion

When I saw this lion at Kuzuko Lodge near Port Elizabeth it immediately reminded me of the lion on the Lion Safety Matches logo.   There is a bit of a resemblance.

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13/03/2013
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Snoozing

Don't you just want to cuddle up to him? Well I wouldn't dare, but this male white lion at Seaview Preditor Park does look very inviting to cuddle up with for a bit of a afternoon snooze.  Also just want to wish Drama Princess a happy 8th birthday today.  My little girl is getting big very quickly.

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20/02/2013
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Under threat

There were 633 rhino's poached in South Africa in 2012.  It a very sad and shocking statistic and even with millions of rands collected for anti-poaching activities and millions of people made aware of the fact, it seems that the problem is still far from being solved.  This picture of a young white rhino was taken at one of the game reserves close to Port Elizabeth, but the poaching problem means that I just don't want to disclose which one. 

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10/01/2013