http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/20/addo-elephant-national-park/ Judy and Gregs travels through Southern Africa Sun, 01 Mar 2015 14:48:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/20/addo-elephant-national-park/#comment-210 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 06:33:24 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=374#comment-210 It’s interesting to work out where the original settlers came from, based on the names they gave to place in their adopted country. Lots of Cornish names around Adelaide, and we’re currently staying in Trafalgar – I think this whole stretch of the coast was settled by the British, going by the place names xxx

]]> http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/20/addo-elephant-national-park/#comment-205 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:44:41 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=374#comment-205 Know what you mean about place names. Rather like when we were in New England , America ,where lots of the places were names of Essex towns and villages . The pioneers must have been homesick . x

]]> http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/20/addo-elephant-national-park/#comment-203 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 06:39:18 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=374#comment-203 Margaret, we’ve driven through, or past signs for, so many recognisable place names that we have at home …. and those Aussie ones were probably originally from the Old Country. So not surprising that the settlers brought their place names here too. One of Adelaide’s main city streets is King William St, and just after we drove through Adelaide yesterday, we drove through King William Town.
Yes, just one meercat, but we were happy to see him. xxx

]]> http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/20/addo-elephant-national-park/#comment-201 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:52:25 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=374#comment-201 Didn’t know there was a Colchester in SA. We remember visiting you Greg , when you were there in the 60’s.We will hopefully be visiting the original Essex Colchester this coming week. Pleased you at last seen a meercat . Have a great weekend xx

]]> http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/20/addo-elephant-national-park/#comment-200 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 00:52:14 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=374#comment-200 Here we go again those tree top hides are quite some thing nice to spend a few days just sitting there like the term Herding Instinct dont like herds never have never will even on C ships we would be far away from the H thats us to.

]]> http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/20/addo-elephant-national-park/#comment-199 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 00:37:43 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=374#comment-199 Their ya go COLCHESTER the oldest recorded town in English history where Greg is standing may have been the place to service the Roman chariots but once the Romans pulled out it went to the dogs I have an uncle who lived in South Africa but he went there in the 50s you never know some of my kin may have named the place ya can only hope,

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