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Across the Frontier into Eden*
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:40 am
by Sharifa
We are all set to visit the Frontier and Garden Route Parks.
This is our first visit to these Parks except for Mountain Zebra National Park (MZNP)
Our itinerary is as follows:
21-23 Dec. - MZNP
23-27 Dec - Addo
27-29 Dec - Ebb & Flow
29-31 Dec - Storms River Mouth
31 Dec-1 Jan - Bontebok
01-03 Jan - Karoo
03-05 Jan - Camdeboo
Having read some of the travel tales for these Parks, we are really looking forward to the trip
Tell you all about it when we get back
Re: Across the Frontier into Eden
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:15 pm
by Sharifa
Re: Across the Frontier into Eden
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:27 pm
by Sharifa
Thanks Toko, nan, Richprins, Lisbeth and Mel
Sadly we had to leave Eden and come back to earth
First stop:
Mountain Zebra National Park
21-12-2013
We arrived at the gate at about 3pm to a dark and cloudy sky
This was our allocated home for the next two days
Read the history of the Park while you relax
and enjoy a stunning sunset with your sundowner
The last time we were in MZNP we had two very special experiences:
1. The cheetah tracking
2 The Night Drive. Last time we saw caracal, aardwolf and black rhino.
We decided to give the cheetah tracking a miss this time. We could not do the night drive on our first night because of the rain. We did get a night drive on the second night and this was easily the best night drive we have ever had in any Park

Re: Across the Frontier into Eden
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:11 pm
by Sharifa
Mel wrote:Eish, the Mistress of Suspense...

That night drive sounds promising.
Looks like they changed the patio furniture? Those chairs look much nicer than the ones we had almost two years ago.
I already know that I need to get back to that place as well. What a beautiful park with stunning sunsets (and sunrises as well).

But the day comes before the night

so I will have to do that first
The furniture has changed but don't try lifting one of those chairs, even the driver was huffing. Why lift it you ask, well don't sit on one that has been in the sun

Re: Across the Frontier into Eden
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:25 pm
by Sharifa
Re: Across the Frontier into Eden
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:26 am
by Sharifa
Re: Across the Frontier into Eden
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:52 am
by Toko
Re: Across the Frontier into Eden
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:27 pm
by Mel
Sharifa wrote:...also a chance to pick up the aardvark and aardwolf.
Aha!
Great raptors against blue skies! Also interesting interaction between the PCG and the what-ever

snake.

Re: Across the Frontier into Eden
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:03 pm
by Lisbeth
Sharifa wrote:
The furniture has changed but don't try lifting one of those chairs, even the driver was huffing. Why lift it you ask, well don't sit on one that has been in the sun

I have always wondered why the outside furniture is so heavy

I suppose it is a kind of anti-theft

Re: Across the Frontier into Eden
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:08 pm
by Lisbeth
Those misty pics have a very special atmosphere..........if it was not cold
Beautiful flower pics and I love the one of the mousebird
