Day 3 – muthi market / victoria street market On day 3 of my South Africa trip. It was not a chill out day it was very much more serious. In the morning we got up, had breakfast, finished packing and off we left. We was on our way to the Muthi Market and the […]
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The End :(
By Lacey Robson on August 30, 2012 in African Safari, Albizia camp, DofE2012, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Gold 2012, Kwazulu-Natal, KZN, Wetland Park Group
There were a lot of tears last night and then again today at the airport. Cries of “I don’t want to leave”, “let me stay and play with the cheetah again!” and “when can I come back” are still ringing in my ears as I write this! Well, of course you can come back, just […]
Final Day in Mozambique and the end to the Expedition!
By Lacey Robson on August 27, 2012 in Activities, Albizia camp, Amangwane Kosi Bay, Bushwire, DofE2012, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Environmental Awareness Course, Gold 2012, Wetland Park Group
Expedition Day 4 – The Last Day The last day of the expedition started with the usual groans of apprehension. What followed was to be a great day of walking down to the border between Mozambique and South Africa. The morning started with everyone getting up and preparing their kit bags for the day ahead. […]
Dolphins, Whales and Dinner with a View!
By Duke of Edinburgh Participant on August 25, 2012 in Bushwire, DofE2012, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Environmental Awareness Course, Extreme Nature Tour, Gold 2012, Wetland Park Group
Expedition Day 3 “Another s**t day in Africa” as Tony would say. Started off early(ish), ready for the Dolphin experience boat trip for 7 o clock. Many of us were bitten to hell throughout the night especially George & Stuart. So we sat down and waited for the man to tell us what to do. […]
Day 9 &10 – Second Day of the Expedition
By Duke of Edinburgh Participant on August 22, 2012 in Albizia camp, DofE2012, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Environmental Awareness Course, Extreme Nature Tour, Gold 2012, Wetland Park Group
Woke up at six o clock, reluctant to leave the awesome comfy-ness of the Kosi Bay beds but knowing that we had less than an hour before we would be on the road to Mozambique. We sleep-walked our way through breakfast and all too soon our big bags were on our backs and we were […]
Day 8 – Spearfishing! (and a Sandy Beach)
By Duke of Edinburgh Participant on August 20, 2012 in Accommodation near game reserve, Activities, Amangwane Kosi Bay, Bushwire, DofE2012, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Environmental Awareness Course, Gold 2012, Wetland Park Group
Kosi Bay – Historic Fish Traps and Beach After breakfast at our Kosi Bay accommodation we all walked down to the historic fish traps where we were introduced to Elmon a local fisherman. Elmon took us into the water and gave us a tour of the traps and showed us how they worked. Unfortunately the […]
Day 4 and 5 – Wilderness Trail
By Duke of Edinburgh Participant on August 17, 2012 in African Safari, DofE2012, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Environmental Awareness Course, Gold 2012, Wetland Park Group
Day 5 – Wilderness Trail The Nightwatch diary Got up quite early and got ready for the over night wilderness trail. Not going to lie, sounded pretty scary, walking through the bush and then camping over night outside with people taking shifts to keep watch, but it was so cool!!!!! So the walk to the […]
Day 2 – Elephant Interaction
By Duke of Edinburgh Participant on August 14, 2012 in Activities, Antons Africa Adventure, Bushwire, DofE2012, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Environmental Awareness Course, Extreme Nature Tour, Gold 2012, Kwazulu-Natal, KZN, New friends, Wetland Park Group
Today started with one of tommy’s infamous wake up calls, violently shaking the tent yelling “Good morning my sleeping beauties” giving us all the shock of our lives before we fell into fits of giggles, even first thing in the morning this trip is exciting. We expected today to be one of the quieter ones, […]
Day 2 – Tent Construction and Swazi Dancing
By Duke of Edinburgh Participant on August 14, 2012 in Albizia camp, DofE2012, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Environmental Awareness Course, Extreme Nature Tour, Gold 2012
So, before I get onto the poor tent building and our terrible dancing, it’s the next morning and sitting in front of the watering hole is a picture of perfection… Back to yesterday, after a long drive, which, in pretty much any other country, would have been boring and tedious was yet another journey of […]
Day 1 – Nature Walk
After fueling ourselves with hot-dogs and chips, we thought that we were ready for Tommy’s bush walk. What to expect? – Nobody knew (Well, beside Charlotte and Anneka). It started with a talk. The do or die. The hand gestures of the guide and the only way to survive in ‘The Bush’. Then and only […]
