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Christmas Cuties

Wishing all of our friends here at de Wets Wild a blessed Christmas from Addo Elephant National Park!

Today’s sequence shows two baby elephants sharing a Christmas morning nap. The smallest of the two really struggled to get back up when it was time to start moving with the herd again. Certainly one of the cutest things we’ve ever seen in South Africa’s wild places!

Baby Elephant Naptime at Addo

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In the land of the giants

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We’ve arrived at the Addo Elephant National Park, where there is space for big and small to live side by side…

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What a way to end a day…

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A glorious sunset to end our visit to the spectacular Storms River Mouth.

Early tomorrow morning we’ll be heading off to the next destination on our summer itinerary.

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Now this is brave!

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While walking along the edge of the Tsitsikamma forests at Storms River Mouth Rest Camp today, Joubert and I came across a very brave Southern Boubou tangling with a deadly venomous Boomslang. The bird succeeded in driving the snake away, apparently none the worse for the encounter.

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The Tsitsikamma Coast

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After three beautiful days at Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp in the Wilderness section of the Garden Route National Park, we’ve now moved our tent again – this time to the Storms River Mouth Camp in the rugged Tsitsikamma section of the Park. As I am typing this, soft rain is falling while we look out over the breaking waves at the end of another fantastic day in one of South Africa’s pristine wild places.

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More time for R&R at Ebb&Flow

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We had another day of relaxing exploration around Ebb-and-Flow in the Garden Route National Park.

Ebb-and-Flow North Camp seen from the Half-collared Kingfisher Trail

Rowing on the Touw River at Ebb-and-Flow

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The Garden Route National Park has it all!

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From mountains to beaches, with lakes, rivers and forests in between – the Garden Route National Park has it all!

Rondevlei in Garden Route National Park, seen from the hide

Swartvlei Beach

Diepwalle Forest, Garden Route National Park

Serpentine River

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Here we are at Ebb-and-Flow

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We’ve moved on along our December holiday route again, and this time we’re camping at Ebb-and-Flow in the Garden Route National Park. We can’t imagine very many more idyllic camping grounds than this one. Just look at the view from our tent!

Camping at Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp in the Garden Route National Park, December 2017

View from Ebb-and-Flow North Campsite

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Local history at Bontebok

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Inclement weather kept us cooped up in our tent for much of today, but a temporary break in the weather allowed us to explore along Bontebok National Park’s Aloe Trail, which passes the site of 18th century Hessequa chieftainess Lang Elsie’s settlement (or “Kraal”).

Lang Elsies Kraal

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A Warm Welcome at Bontebok

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These three Bontebok were aptly waiting to welcome us to our campsite at the next stop on our summer holidays: The Lang Elsie’s Kraal Rest Camp at the Bontebok National Park.