Monthly Archives: February 2011
Climbing Waterfalls and All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go…
Perched precariously on tip toes with one hand wedged in a crack and the other with a death grip on some grass and roots, I’m starting to doubt whether climbing this waterfall was a good idea. Luckily, with a hand … Continue reading
Screams in the night and continuing the Full Moon tradition
Screams in the night and continuing the Full Moon tradition Awoken in the middle of the night by screams, I quickly sit up heart palpitating and hairs on end. What the hell was that??? Camped out beneath some trays for … Continue reading
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Tagged bushbabies, full moon, hiking, lajuma, moonrise, mountains, south africa, sunset
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Rule #1: Never sit below a monkey
Something dribbling from above as I hastily duck away with the realization that it’s probably coming from that little Samango fellow scratching his leg innocently—already breaking Rule Number 1 when following monkeys. Back at Lajuma for about two weeks now … Continue reading
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Tagged lajuma, monkeys, primates, samango, samangos, south africa, sykes
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a thin layer of dirt 