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Kruger National Park, South Africa

Gavin Greene — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:00:35 +0000

Nicola and I had booked three nights in the park, at three different rest camps. The idea was that we’d set out early from camp each morning, drive for the whole day then slip into the next camp before the 6pm curfew. We entered the park early with Nicola’s sister, Caroline and her boyfriend, Matt. We had been constantly reminded by Nicola’s family that we wouldn’t necessarily see any animals…

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Mpumalanga, South Africa

Gavin Greene — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:45:12 +0000

After a long flight from London to Johannesburg we picked up our hire cars and drove to Sabie, in the heart of the province of Mpumalanga, on the eastern side of South Africa. Nicola’s Aunt Joy and Uncle Leon help to run the ‘Merry Pebbles’ resort, which has camping plots, lodges, chalets, tennis courts, swimming pools, a restaurant and everything you’d expect from a great little holiday park.

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Cape Point National Park, South Africa

Gavin Greene — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:02:13 +0000

We rose early, and headed south to Boulders Beach, where we were promised the chance to see Africa’s only wild penguin colony. I have absolutely no idea how they got to South Africa, but they seem to quite like it there. The main beach, just through Simon’s Town, has a wooden walkway, where if you’re lucky you can see the African penguins nesting in the sand dunes. We stayed there for ages…

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Cape Town, South Africa

Gavin Greene — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:50:46 +0000

We rented an apartment which looked over the Green Point stadium and the bay beyond. The place was stunning, with a private pool in a beautiful garden which was regularly visited by a friendly pair of ibis. Georgina is far more athletic than both Andy and I and, before leaving, had talked us into climbing Table Mountain. So on a clear Tuesday morning we left the apartment early and drove to…

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