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Our last drive at Marataba took on a different vibe than usual. We were on the look out for animals of course, but we headed towards the Operations Centre, which is where they overlook the running of the park. This is where they can check their cameras, the weather station so they can plan maintenance, […]
Read MoreThis mornings drive went a little slower than we have experienced this far, with a few of the usual suspects popping their heads out like impala and warthogs, but we had to work to spot some of the other guys. We had a few choice experiences like seeing a couple of nocturnal bat eared foxes, […]
Read MoreI was a little bit too enthusiastic this morning and I decided to get up at dumb o’clock to see if I could see the Milky Way. So at 3.20 this morning, I pulled on some trackies and headed towards the waterhole. This upset a few animals though, which meant I made my way there […]
Read MoreToday… How can I even begin to describe today? Buckle up friends, this will be a long one. We started very early this morning with a 5am alarm and a call to meet at 5.45 with Stef to take us to our rhino encounter. Marataba Explorers Lodge take part in conservation efforts with their white rhinos […]
Read MoreWe are much more rested this morning! The sun is a very early riser here, so we were up quite early by about 6am local time, snuck in one last use of that amazing bathroom and had a bath, packed up and was treated to one last amazing meal from TiTi and his team with […]
Read More14,681km travelled, 19 hours, 2 flights, 6 very, very tired travelers. After 19 hours in the air, we have finally, finally arrived safe in South Africa. We left Melbourne at 19:25 on October 24th, landed in Singapore after 8 hours for a very quick layover where we essentially walked off one plane and onto another […]
Read MoreI don’t think I’ve had a trip so far where illness hasn’t reared its head; this trip has been no exception. We had a quiet day planned for today anyway, nothing booked or paid for. Originally we were going to go walking in the Glass Mountains, but since 3/4 people in our party are crook […]
Read MoreToday was something even more special than I had prepared myself for. Something that you may have learned about me while reading my blogs is that I have two predominant interests when it comes to what brings me joy. Natural settings like the beach or forest, or animals. As such, I’ve always been interested in […]
Read MoreDefiinition of everglade: a swampy grassland especially in southern Florida usually containing saw grass and at least seasonally covered by slowly moving water —usually used in plural. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/everglade There are only two places you will find the everglade environment in the world, Florida and right here in our backyard, Noosa Australia, and we were headed to […]
Read MoreAfter yesterdays fiasco, we had a fairly quiet day today. I think our body clocks are in line with the sun currently, so we’ve got a habit of being up and ready early. So by 8 o’clock we were packing the car and getting ready for our 3 hour trip to Mooloolaba, with a stop […]
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