Category Archives: South Africa 2014

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Ngala – At the Hyena’s den

Between last night and this morning’s game drive from Ngala Tented Camp, Norman, Elliott and I have spent 5 hours tracking a pride of 15 lions in Ngala Private Game Reserve. This morning we found […]

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Ngala – the senseless death of a rhino

Lions. Found ’em at Ngala Private Game Reserve. 7 of them – 4 lionesses (one heavily pregnant) and 3 adult males. The pack of seven separate into one dominant male with two lionesses, and other […]

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Ngala – a leopard on the prowl

Another search for the mother leopard and her cubs this morning at Ngala Private Game Reserve. We manage to find the mother, well hidden in scrub. She’s determined to nap until we go away and […]

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Ngala – A Dazzle of Zebras

Ngala Tented Camp in Ngala Private Game Reserve is my base for 5 nights. Washed away by floods two years ago, it is newly rebuilt, with 9 large ‘tents’ open to the breeze, and protected […]

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Ngala Tented Camp

SA1227 from J’burg to Hoedspruit is quick and uneventful. South African Express runs a fleet of Dash-8’s that serve the provinces of South Africa, the major cities, and some international ports. Getting to the plane […]

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An Antarctic detour to Joburg

I’d forgotten how convenient rolling luggage is. It’s been years since I’ve had to carry a bag, and boy am I out of practice. Small aircraft travel in South Africa has meant carrying a soft-sided […]