And we are thrilled to have been voted the Winners in both the Best Environmental Blog and Best Travel Blog categories!
Thank you so very much to everyone that voted for us in this competition. Without your support and encouragement this would not have been possible. We hope to continue sharing our love for South Africa’s wild places (and the creatures that find a safe haven there) with you for a very long time to come!
Our sincere congratulations to all the winners and runners-up in every category, and our thanks as well to the organizers and judges of the 2017 SA Blog Awards.
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Well deserved victory:)! congrats
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Thank you kindly, Stef!
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Congratulations! You have an excellent blog.
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Thank you very much, Marianne!
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Congratulations ! ! Well deserved.
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Thank you so much!
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Congratulations!! Times two! 🙂
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Thank you very much, we really appreciate all the kind comments!
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Congrats well deserved 🙂
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Deeply appreciated, thank you Miz Tebo!
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Wonderful! Congratulations – and well deserved!
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Thank you very much, Joanne!
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Veels geluk!! Julle harde werk en kundigheid en keurigheid kry welverdiende erkenning.
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Baie dankie vir die gawe woorde, Tannie Frannie!
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Congratulations and well deserved.
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Thank you so very much, P J B!
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Fantasties, Dries…julle het dit verdien!
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Baie dankie vir al die jare se ondersteuning, Dina!
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My vorreg en plesier,Dries!
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Hartlik geluk!
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Baie, baie dankie, Toortsie!
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Yay!!!! Congrats! you guys have earned it! ❤
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Thanks for all the support, Teresa!
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Congratulations! So worth it!
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Thank you Ann-Christine!
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Wow baie geluk! Ek het nou ook vername vriende Ek is saam julle trots
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Baie dankie vir al die aanmoediging, Tina!
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🙂
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Well done!
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Thanks Debs!
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And you are well deserving of both! Congrats.
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Thank you so much, Kathy!
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VERY WELL DONE, Dries. And as other as have said, your blog deserves all plaudits. Brilliant!
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Thank you very, very much Tish!
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Daar’s hy! Veels geluk!
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Baie dankie, Petru!
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Congratulations! Your blog is really worth the award, you have a great blog with wonderful pictures and posts that are very interesting to read.😊 I have learned a lot of the beautiful nature that you have, and of course the animals. Animal planet in blog format.😁
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As kind as always! Thanks John, we’re so glad to have met you in this “virtual” world and perhaps one day we’ll see you here on our shores.
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Congratulations, very well deserved. Your blog is my favourite of all of them that I follow. You enable me to travel around SA and view the wildlife that I otherwise wouldn’t be able to see!
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Wow Kim, what an honour. And thank you for all your contributions to our blog!
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Fantastic! Eventually you’re NUMBER ONE!!
It was a long time coming but so richly deserved!
Thanks again for the many years’ entertainment, education and interaction!
Number ONE!!
I hope you treat yourselves to a happy memory making trip… how about the Kalahari?
I’m longing for those wild open spaces!!
God Bless!!
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Baie dankie vir alles AJ, dit is baie gaaf van jou. As als volgens plan verloop gaan ons oor 4 maande Kalahari toe – jy kan saam met ons daarna uitsien!
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AAAAAHHHH… ek wil saam!
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Hier’s ‘n iedee…
As die wenners, mag julle ‘n voorstel maak aan die kommitee?
Ek het al gevra of hulle nie dalk sal ‘n “expat” kategorie sal oopmaak dat ons swerwers ook kan deelneem nie!
Hoe klink dit vir julle? 😉
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Natuurlik sal ons ook dit voorstel en ondersteun, AJ!
(Nie dat ons enige clout het nie, maar as daar genoeg versoeke kom, wie weet?)
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And I keep thinking about your wife and son who follow you everywhere. They deserve a huge pat on the back and more. Speaking from a woman’s point of view, I have homeschooled kids while I followed my hubby. It is not an easy job.
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Thanks Beth. Indeed, de Wets Wild is a team effort and we wouldn’t be “us” if we didn’t escape, together, to the wilds every chance we get!
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Congratulations — you deserve the honors!!!
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Deeply appreciated, Lindy!
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Yeah! To be honest, we already knew this blog is one of the best. 😉 Congratulation!
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Thank you for being so kind and generous, Helen!
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Congratulation.
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Thanks a lot, Tim!
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You’re welcome.
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Wow, Awesome! Baie, baie geluk dit wil gedoen word. Wys julle word raakgesien.
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Baie dankie vir al die jare se ondersteuning en aanmoediging, Ineke!
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Baie goed gedoen, wys jou jou toewyding werp vrugte af. Dis ook goed om blootstelling te gee aan die pragtige dinge en dele.
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YEAH!!!! Congratulations!!!
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Thank you very much, Cee!
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Cheers and applause! Well done. Party time. 🎉
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Thanks a lot, Steve!
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YAY!!! I was thinking out this the other day and scrolling down your sidebar to see if 2017 was up yet. I am so happy for both of these awards for you–very well deserved. Congratulations de Wets!!
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Thank you for sticking by us all the way, Lois!
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Congratulations! And please tell me what is the situation with water where you live. I hear dire reports about water shortage in Cape Town.
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Thanks Rosemarie!
Here in Gauteng Province (cities of Pretoria, Johannesburg and surrounds) we have usage restrictions in place to conserve water, and as we are still in our rainfall season we’re hoping to receive enough to see us through winter.
In the Western and Eastern Cape the situation is dire. The imminent possibility of Cape Town’s taps running dry is receiving lots of international attention now, but there’s many other towns and even the metropolitan area of Port Elizabeth that find themselves in a similar position. Many of these areas receive most of their rain in winter, which is still 4 months away, and there’s no guarantee that the next rainy season will not fail like the last few years before. Sadly the pleas to use water sparingly is not being heeded by all, placing entire communities at risk. All over the rest of South Africa people are donating bottled water to send down to old age homes, childrens homes and so on to try and help out the most vulnerable sectors of society.
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HOu niks hiervan nie! Dis baie erg! Dankie vir jou terugvoer want ek sien ook maar net die berigte op nuus.Hou duime vas dat daar uitkoms kom.
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I wish you much rainfall for the winter. My love to the beautiful country of South Africa.
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Thank you very much, Rosemarie. It would seem that people are finally heeding the warning to save the precious little that is left.
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Congratulations! 🙂
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Thanks so much!
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Oh, hurrah!!! I’m so happy for you!! Take a few moments to celebrate.
janet
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Thanks very much, Janet!
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