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Dad in the Mediterranean in WWII My Dad never talked to me about the war. Any information we had was from snippets that came from other people, especially his younger sister, Hilary, who was so proud of him! As we have delved more into the family history in general, we have found that some of…
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Blyde River Canyon Lodge
Blyde River Canyon Lodge was a magical “Out of Africa” experience. Michael and I went for a stroll over a foot bridge over the stream at the bottom of the property and scared off some wildebeest. We got a little way into the bushes before thinking better of it, in case there were other animals…
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Lions at night at Africa-on-foot
Changing your status on Facebook to “not eaten yet” doesn’t seem as funny when you are tracking lions through scrub at night in an open Land Rover with a spotlight! We had seen the pride in the afternoon when they had been lying asleep in a huddle, absentmindedly flicking their tails and occasionally opening an eye to…
