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Richtersveld National Park, September 2019

September 29, 2019 by
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19 August 2019

An unexpected visit from a friend from far away resulted in an opportunity to remove a green pin from our travel board. A green pin on the board indicates where we still want to make landfall and plant the Two Travelling Twits flag.

Jenny, a friend and ex-colleague from Stellenbosch popped in for a visit in March 2019, bringing with her the news of a planned group trip to the Richtersveld in September 2019. A throwaway remark contained an invitation for the Twits to join the jaunt. This invitation was leapt upon with alacrity, without any consideration of possible impediments in the way of such a trip – for us, from east to west right across the northern part of South Africa.

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Camping - Educational - Kruger National Park - Limpopo - South Africa - Southern Africa - Tourist Attraction

Thulamela Archaeological Site, Kruger National Park, August 2019

August 19, 2019 by
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19 August 2019

That damn bucket list!  It just gets longer and longer no matter how many fabulous experiences we mark as done.

A major tick was our August 2019 visit to the Thulamela Archaeological Site in the northern Kruger National Park.  A previous attempt ended in a dead end at a closed road on the day before we were due to head south to another camp, which required an early start.

Careful research revealed that we needed a guide and that the tour only takes place if there are four or more participants.  With this information safely stored in the back of our minds we were delighted to make friends with two people with the same item on their bucket list and some free time available to share a trip to the park.

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Camping - Limpopo - Mapungubwe National Park - South Africa - Southern Africa

Mapungubwe National Park – Mazou

March 4, 2019 by
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March 2019

I publicly ridicule the idea of new year’s resolutions.

The thing is, I know the nature of the beast. Resolutions, lightly made, are often broken, year after year, so you do not want to appear weak by announcing your intention and then fall down on the execution.

However, having said that, I do make resolutions around the turn of the year, sometimes quietly revealed to those close to me, sometimes kept secret, deep inside the resolution file in the back of my mind. These are my revolving resolutions, no time limit, but placed there, on the bucket list. This list I review often, and to my surprise I do manage to tick off items with a smile and a satisfied nod.

2019 hit with a bang, and the resolution mill whirred into action. Having started the travel blog, I silently vowed to “get out there more often”, especially here in the north, in our new province of residence, Limpopo.

Despite the new year taking off in high gear, we managed to get a start on this resolution. We booked into SANParks most northern offering, Mapungubwe National Park, for a two-night camping break-away, at R303.00 for two adults per night.

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