Archive for the ‘Wildlife’ Category

Monkeyland-A Great Place to Visit

One of my favorite places in South Africa is Monkeyland.В  It is locatedВ near Plettenberg Bay and is a “must see” stop if you are traveling the Garden Route.
BG and I spent a few hours touring Monkeyland.В  It is an enclosed refuge with hiking trails that wind around the wooded area (great for monkeys, of course!).В  [...]

December 1, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Places You Must See, Wildlife  One Comment

Baboons By The Sea-The Cape of Good Hope

It was truly a magical event…

November 18, 2009   Posted in: Places You Must See, Wildlife  No Comments

Giraffes-Gentle Giants

I like to think God put them on this earth just for our enjoyment-or maybe to point out what a senses of humor He has…

November 10, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Wildlife  No Comments

Whatever You Do, Don’t Run…

The book is well written – I could not put it down…

October 19, 2009   Posted in: Adventure!, Wildlife  One Comment

The Har-Dee-Dar Bird: One Of My Favorites

When they heard the “HAR-DEE-DAR” call in the middle of the night they quickly got dressed and came out of their hotel room – thinking they heard some type of emergency siren!

October 12, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized, Wildlife  2 Comments

Where To Pat The Lions – Seaview Game And Lion Park, South Africa

We even saw a litter of newborn babies in the reception area – unbelievable!

October 5, 2009   Posted in: Places You Must See, Wildlife  No Comments

Zoos and the Animals of South Africa

Even a “small” South African game park will blow away a typical American zoo or animal park in terms of size, diversity of fauna, number of animals, etc.

September 30, 2009   Posted in: Wildlife  No Comments

Cheetah Adventure – Kragga Kamma Game Park, Port Elizabeth

I assume they were scheming on how they will get out of their restricted area to check out the springboks when we left…

September 28, 2009   Posted in: Adventure!, Places You Must See, Wildlife  No Comments

Great White Shark Cage Diving – The Adventure of a Lifetime! Part I…

We sat in misery for about 1 ВЅ hours when suddenly the crew shouted “shark!”…

September 22, 2009   Posted in: Adventure!, Sharks!, Things You Must Do, Wildlife  3 Comments

Great White Shark Cage Diving – The Adventure of a Lifetime! Part II…

It rammed the cage with a huge “blam”! The cage shook like a car hit it – spectacular!

September 21, 2009   Posted in: Adventure!, Sharks!, Things You Must Do, Wildlife  No Comments