South Africa
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Saturday, 2 Mar 2013 | Views [635]
Almost a week without rain now and yet the sky has held promise of it today. Heavy dark clouds have rimmed the mountains around our valley, only to be blown away on the wind. The breeze is welcome but the heat of the last few days is beginning to feel ... Read more >
Tags: africa, backpacking, bambelela, baz bus route, kittens, lions, monkeys, volunteering
Friday, 22 Feb 2013 | Views [1108] | Comments [1]
We ventured off to Zebula again today, 5 volunteers and Silke heading off into the early morning in readiness for a 3 hour game drive. Rodney, our guide, was waiting for us and we piled into an 11-seater game viewing truck – not unlike those seen ... Read more >
Tags: africa, bush, game drive, giraffes, local medicine, rhino, spa, white lions
Saturday, 16 Feb 2013 | Views [1021]
Today I wrestled a lion, sustaining only minor scratches & bites. Thankfully he is only 7 weeks old. There are 5 cubs - Simba, Mufasa, Nyala and Kiara are all 7 weeks old whilst little Surabi is only 5 weeks old. and only survived through intervention ... Read more >
Tags: africa, canned hunting, lion cubs, poaching, responsible volunteering
Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013 | Views [623]
I am really starting to struggle to find time to write lately and the last few days we have been without internet again. Starting work at 7am, I am now on the 1-2pm lunch break (if one is fortunate enough to get the whole hour) Technically we finish ... Read more >
Tags: braai, crocodiles, repcillin, surrogate monkey mother
Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | Views [2499] | Comments [2]
Several days have elapsed since my last blog entry. The internet went down and was then intermittent but now seems to be working again. It’s amazing that even here, in the middle of the bush, it is possible to have internet. Tap water comes from ... Read more >
Tags: baboons, monkeys, south africa, volunteering, volunteers
Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | Views [1805] | Comments [1]
Today must be Sunday because we had bacon and eggs for breakfast. Mealtimes are unusual in several ways over here. Food is cooked in the kitchen in the Volunteer House and we then take out plates to the eating area which is a patio covered with a thatched ... Read more >
Tags: africa, bambelela, mealiepap, orphan monkeys, volunteering
Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | Views [754] | Comments [3]
By Bambelela standards it is now very late, at 10.45pm. Tonight I watched a movie with some of the other volunteers hence why I have not posted anything today and what a day it has been! I got up and did the usual clean out in the handicap cage and then ... Read more >
Tags: elephants, fruit, game drive, smoothies, spa, zebula
Thursday, 31 Jan 2013 | Views [703] | Comments [1]
Today I learned some interesting facts about Vervet Monkeys by tagging along on part of a guided tour. For a start they have been around for about 65 million years, slightly longer than man! I mentioned previously that their DNA is around 92% similar ... Read more >
Tags: africa, bush walking, chores, dna, hyena, meerkats, safari, vervet monkeys, volunteer
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013 | Views [854] | Comments [4]
Bambelela, a wildlife and vervet monkey rehabilitation centre is situated, well quite frankly, in the middle of nowhere! The “metropolis” of Bela Bela is about 40 mins of dirt track, past Leopard’s Rock and forever around the next corner ... Read more >
Tags: africa, bambelela, bush, monkeys, south africa, thunderstorms, volunteering, wildlife
Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | Views [1111] | Comments [4]
Finally the string of tomorrows that have dictated my life over the last few weeks have become today! Goodbyes were hard, really hard. Suddenly its not just words - rattling off an itinerary that has become something of a mantra during the most difficult ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, career break, solo travel, south africa, turbulence
Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery
Bambelela a wildlife and vervet monkey sanctuary
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