Monthly Archives: November 2010
Catching frogs by moonlight, Thanksgiving, sleeping beneath the stars, abseiling and falling out of a tree
Barefoot in a marsh, the moon practically full, head cocked for chirps and looking around slowly for any hint of movement–frog hunting in Africa. Surprisingly no mosquito bites and home with three frogs and a water scorpion (all released to … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, braai, frogs, lajuma, louis trichardt, moonlight, south africa, stars, thanksgiving
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Following monkeys!
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Tagged lajuma, monkeys, mountains, primates, samangos, south africa, sykes, vervet
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Beccy’s Last week.
Mist covered the mountain as we descended to Makhado: Beccy’s last drive down the red roads and we sat teary-eyed and sniffling in the back seat. Asking Ben to play something happy, his ipod on shuffle mode chose the appropriate … Continue reading
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Tagged beccy, goodbyes, jello shots, lajuma, louis trichardt, party, south africa, twister
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a thin layer of dirt 