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Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1022] | Comments [1]
Sunny Durban, the main city in Kwazulu-Natal is home to around 4 million people and a multitude of nationalities and for us, a compulsory one night stop. All today’s drop offs were scheduled for South Beach and ours was the first hostel. Driving ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, baz bus, bunny chow, durban, happy hippo, hostels, natal, sharks, ushaka marine, world cup stadium
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1109]
Northern Drakensberg to Durban
It has been a long day! After breakfast we re-organised our day packs to cover the likely potential rainfall we may meet before we set off on our day trip to the top of the Tugela Falls, some 3,200m above sea level. ... Read more >
Tags: ampitheatre, baz bus, climbing, drakenberg mountains, hiking, hostels, trekking, tugela falls
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1548]
Today begins my road journey of over 2,000km that will take me from Pretoria to Durban and along the coast to Cape Town.
The 1322 Backpackers hostel in Pretoria was my first taste of hostel life and I arrived yesterday to a warm welcome from ... Read more >
Tags: 2, ampitheatre, backpacking, baz bus, castle beer, cost to coast, drakensberg, hostels, pretoria, tugela falls
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1543] | Comments [2]
Thursday - Zip lining in the Waterberg Mountains and a certificate to prove it! Perhaps it is being back in Africa that has given me a renewed sense of adventure as it’s not something I would normally think of doing, but so glad I did – 10 ... Read more >
Tags: africa, crime, greyhound bus, johannesburg, mandela, midrand, politics, ubuntu, waterberg mountains, zip lining
Sat, 2 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [779]
Almost a week without rain now and yet the sky has held promise of it today. Heavy dark clouds have rimmed the mountains around our valley, only to be blown away on the wind. The breeze is welcome but the heat of the last few days is beginning to feel ... Read more >
Tags: africa, backpacking, bambelela, baz bus route, kittens, lions, monkeys, volunteering
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 | By lulumac1228 | Views [197]
Internship officially started today. They left to go on their wine tour, so I sat at the Radisson across the parking lot for a few hours. I sat down in the lobby, on the verge of tears, then I realized I didn't want to make a fool of myself, ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Feb 2013 | By lulumac1228 | Views [168]
We had our first full day in Cape Town today. We woke up later which was nice, even though I was up at like 6. It's not been fun waking up to a head and stomach full of anxiety. I've been trying to be social but I can feel that I'm ... Read more >
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By lulumac1228 | Views [192]
Made it to Cape Town around 9 tonight. I've been fighting the urge to break down since i left and it's finally hitting. My extreme lack of sleep, and seeing Trebor reunited with her family when I just left mine does not help the situation.... Read more >
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1267] | Comments [1]
We ventured off to Zebula again today, 5 volunteers and Silke heading off into the early morning in readiness for a 3 hour game drive. Rodney, our guide, was waiting for us and we piled into an 11-seater game viewing truck – not unlike those seen ... Read more >
Tags: africa, bush, game drive, giraffes, local medicine, rhino, spa, white lions
Sat, 16 Feb 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1154]
Today I wrestled a lion, sustaining only minor scratches & bites. Thankfully he is only 7 weeks old. There are 5 cubs - Simba, Mufasa, Nyala and Kiara are all 7 weeks old whilst little Surabi is only 5 weeks old. and only survived through intervention ... Read more >
Tags: africa, canned hunting, lion cubs, poaching, responsible volunteering
Tue, 12 Feb 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [751]
I am really starting to struggle to find time to write lately and the last few days we have been without internet again. Starting work at 7am, I am now on the 1-2pm lunch break (if one is fortunate enough to get the whole hour) Technically we finish ... Read more >
Tags: braai, crocodiles, repcillin, surrogate monkey mother
Fri, 8 Feb 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [2616] | Comments [2]
Several days have elapsed since my last blog entry. The internet went down and was then intermittent but now seems to be working again. It’s amazing that even here, in the middle of the bush, it is possible to have internet. Tap water comes from ... Read more >
Tags: baboons, monkeys, south africa, volunteering, volunteers
Mon, 4 Feb 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [2057] | Comments [1]
Today must be Sunday because we had bacon and eggs for breakfast. Mealtimes are unusual in several ways over here. Food is cooked in the kitchen in the Volunteer House and we then take out plates to the eating area which is a patio covered with a thatched ... Read more >
Tags: africa, bambelela, mealiepap, orphan monkeys, volunteering
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