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The wildebeest were the first to greet us as we drove into
Entabeni Game Park |
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| We really learned to love the Wildebeest |
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We were told that hippos live in the lakes around the park,
but we didn't see them. |
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| These mountains were a lovely backdrop to the park |
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| We were greeted so warmly by the Hanglip lodge staff |
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| The steward made the basket he is holding |
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| Lovely guava juice with grenadine, a juice made from pomegranates. |
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| The Hanglip lodge is beautiful. Here we are with the Thompsons. |
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| Look at our room! It was a total dream. |
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| It had a real thatch roof |
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| The staff placed live flowers on our robes |
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| our neighbors came by for a visit |
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| My handsome safari companion |
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| We were served lunch under the shade of the trees |
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| Lunch was so yummy |
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| we were all happy after the delightful afternoon lunch |
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| More neighbors coming by for a visit |
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| A short rest before our afternoon game drive |
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| Lemon tree growing in the back of the lodge |
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| In the summer, dinner is served around the fire |
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| Goin' on a lion hunt.... |
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| Ephraim our guide |
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| We spotted a white rhino and her two day old baby, on the right. Glad we had zoom, to stay out of their space. |
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| birds hitchin' a ride |
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| As it was getting dark we saw a giraffe eating a snack before bed time. They sleep lying down. |
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| And we saw a cheetah! |
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| When we returned to our little cottage, we found the staff had prepared our room for the night |
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| We welcomed the warm fire, after the very cold game drive |
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| Dinner started with a delicious soup |
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| main course was chicken cordon blue |
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| Up early for the morning game drive |
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| First we saw a young elephant having his breakfast |
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| The wet spot on the side of his head is tears |
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| And Ephraim didn't disappoint. He found a male and female lion who just had a kill. She was relaxing after all the excitement. |
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| The male was over under the tree with their prize |
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| Our little cottages |
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| We arrived at the lodge after a three hour game drive, to find a lovely breakfast waiting. We felt like royalty because we were the only guests at the lodge. Everyone really catered to our needs and made us feel very welcome. I would totally recommend Entabeni Hanglip lodge. |
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| The appetizer |
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| Omelet of our choosing |
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| A photo with Ephraim |
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| Our chef! He won our hearts with his personality and cooking skills!! He even shared a recipe for rusks, Yum! |
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| Our new friends at the Hanglip Lodge. |
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| Banana trees |
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The next part of our trip started at Sephapane Lodge in Palaborwa, right on the edge of Kruger National Park
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| We stayed in a rondavel |
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| That night we ate at 'Hat and Creek'. What a fun restaurant. We were seated on the patio, and were serenaded by Dean Martin. |
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| Chicken schnitzel was delicious |
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| Kent had a blue cheese smothered burger |
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| Steak for the Thompsons |
