Comments for SA to SA http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa Judy and Gregs travels through Southern Africa Sun, 01 Mar 2015 14:48:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Comment on Back where we began by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/28/back-where-we-began/#comment-234 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 14:48:31 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=437#comment-234 Glad you enjoyed it Sal. I was so pleased to get to Botswana to see what it was like, and that was thanks to our beloved AMcS’s wonderful book series. I hope you get there to see it for yourself. xxx

]]> Comment on Back where we began by ron spurgin. http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/28/back-where-we-began/#comment-233 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:51:17 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=437#comment-233 Let us face it if it all went to plan how B boring it would be as you get out of bed to start each days new challenges to me that is what life is about hopefully you learn something new each day to me the trip is about the wild life which you have seen that pleases me I think Judy for those whom have not had the pleasure of travelling across this great country that we are fortunate to live in THE CANON STOCK ROUTE see you Monday

]]> Comment on Back where we began by sally http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/28/back-where-we-began/#comment-232 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:14:31 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=437#comment-232 Thank you both for another fabulous BLOG . I’ve thoroughly enjoyed learning about Africa , your daily adventures, and amazing photographs . Your final accommodation was a perfect end to a fabulous holiday ! x

]]> Comment on Cape Vidal, Isimangaliso Wetland Park by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/26/cape-vidal-isimangaliso-wetland-park/#comment-231 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 05:39:28 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=430#comment-231 Thanks Char, it’s been great to have you travel along with us. Next adventure will be the Canning Stock Route in the middle of this year, but we won’t be blogging as we go ‘cos … no internet access.

]]> Comment on Cape Vidal, Isimangaliso Wetland Park by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/26/cape-vidal-isimangaliso-wetland-park/#comment-230 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 05:38:01 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=430#comment-230 Thanks Anne, I’m so glad you’ve been travelling with us! xx

]]> Comment on Cape Vidal, Isimangaliso Wetland Park by Char http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/26/cape-vidal-isimangaliso-wetland-park/#comment-228 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:08:32 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=430#comment-228 Love the beach sign….the swimming animals…and don’t you dare play volleyball or drink wine.

Once again it’s been lovely travelling with you. You should write a book… Can’t wait for the next adventure !

]]> Comment on Cape Vidal, Isimangaliso Wetland Park by Anne Anastasiou http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/26/cape-vidal-isimangaliso-wetland-park/#comment-227 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:18:16 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=430#comment-227 Wishing you a great last day and safe journey home. We have really enjoyed following your trip. Thanks so much for sharing! Ax

]]> Comment on Cape Vidal, Isimangaliso Wetland Park by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/26/cape-vidal-isimangaliso-wetland-park/#comment-223 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:49:08 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=430#comment-223 Thanks Ron – sorry there hasn’t been much music. Combination of slow internet and stingy download limits. I’ll find some African songs for you when we get home to our fast-ish internet and huge-ish monthly limit.
See you Monday! xx

]]> Comment on Cape Vidal, Isimangaliso Wetland Park by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/26/cape-vidal-isimangaliso-wetland-park/#comment-222 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:47:28 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=430#comment-222 Thanks for travelling with us, Margaret. We fly home tomorrow – have 18 hours in Singapore and will catch up with Kelly and her girls – remember I linked to her post about visiting the boy she and her husband sponsored in Kenya?
We’ll be home on Monday morning. xxx

]]> Comment on Cape Vidal, Isimangaliso Wetland Park by ron spurgin. http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/26/cape-vidal-isimangaliso-wetland-park/#comment-220 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:21:38 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=430#comment-220 No Monkey business was it worth the extra cash I hope there sure must be someone who would love the spare food is their going to be a closing piece of MUSIC it seems to have been quite a journey if only I was a bit younger I know I would have loved to have seen what has passed both your eyes enjoyed the journey THANKS.

]]> Comment on Cape Vidal, Isimangaliso Wetland Park by Margaret & Derick Smith http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/26/cape-vidal-isimangaliso-wetland-park/#comment-219 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:02:19 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=430#comment-219 Have just caught up on your travels as we have had family here for a few days and was tied up with them .
Had an email from Fay saying that you would be back in Australia soon.
We shall miss your daily and informative blog and the great photo’s . I will say again” Geography like we didn’t get at school”. Thanks for taking us with you on your adventure and wishing you a safe journey home xx

]]> Comment on Out & About in Durban by ron spurgin. http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/25/out-about-in-durban/#comment-218 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:28:02 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=422#comment-218 Sorry I dont think the wheels were stolen from the police van cant see them bringing wheel jacks then leaving them there thieves are not like that hope you enjoy the monkeys might be some relations among them ha ha not really .

]]> Comment on A simple act of kindness by ron spurgin. http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/23/a-simple-act-of-kindness/#comment-215 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:22:09 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=408#comment-215 The Lord giveth t h e Lord take it away well done he will at least have a full stomach for a while you will be able to look back and say we done right thing GOOD ONE.

]]> Comment on Gonubie, East London by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/21/gonubie-east-london/#comment-211 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 06:33:52 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=392#comment-211 Yes! My favourite photo of the trip!

]]> Comment on Addo Elephant National Park by Judy 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

]]> Comment on Gonubie, East London by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/21/gonubie-east-london/#comment-209 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 06:26:22 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=392#comment-209 I think that mama and baby pic is my favourite photo of the trip. That might be our ‘trip’ photo – we usually get a canvas print done of one photo from each trip

]]> Comment on Gonubie, East London by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/21/gonubie-east-london/#comment-208 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 06:23:34 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=392#comment-208 I’d much rather ‘shoot’ any animal with a camera!

]]> Comment on Gonubie, East London by ron spurgin. http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/21/gonubie-east-london/#comment-207 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 23:38:30 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=392#comment-207 Just think how much feed that young elephant has to have to reach the size of its mother and today’s paper we have a picture of Glen McGrath the cricketer haven shot an Elephant so much so he can live with that. good pics.

]]> Comment on Gonubie, East London by Char http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/21/gonubie-east-london/#comment-206 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:11:31 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=392#comment-206 Fantastic photos love the mother & baby and the meerkat

]]> Comment on Addo Elephant National Park by Margaret & Derick Smith 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

]]> Comment on Gonubie, East London by sally http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/21/gonubie-east-london/#comment-204 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:37:26 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=392#comment-204 The photograph of the elephant and her baby … such a beautiful gentle creature !

]]> Comment on Addo Elephant National Park by Judy 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

]]> Comment on Addo Elephant National Park by Margaret & Derick Smith 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

]]> Comment on Addo Elephant National Park by ron spurgin. 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.

]]> Comment on Addo Elephant National Park by ron spurgin. 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,

]]> Comment on Glentana Beach by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/18/glentana-beach/#comment-198 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:39:42 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=366#comment-198 Ron, power is standard at most campsites and included in the cost of the site. Most sites have cost us between $18 – 35 per night. The expensive ones were in Botswana and we were paying a ‘conservation fee’ as well. For the South African ones, we bought a ‘Wild Card’, like a National Park pass, for $300 for the 2 of us and that covers all our conservation fees for a year.
Glentana is just over 400kms from Cape Town.
Yes, we have seen lots of wildlife, but in South Africa apart from baboons, it’s all been in parks and sanctuaries. If it wasn’t protected, I’m pretty sure there would be none left.

]]> Comment on Table Mountain, Oh Happy Day! by ron spurgin. http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/16/table-mountain-oh-happy-day/#comment-197 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:45:00 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=351#comment-197 sorry give that music a miss.

]]> Comment on Glentana Beach by ron spurgin. http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/18/glentana-beach/#comment-196 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:37:26 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=366#comment-196 Your camp site could be anywhere in Australia looks good sand it does not appear that they have trouble with high seas by looking at the homes on the hill face I see the power cable did it cost I guess this is some way out of Cape Town do those hills would be covered in beach houses now as for the baboons I could make some comment but ,the thing is are we not lead to be leave these are a dying breed it appears know shortage of wild life in all your traversals are we getting a message from the do gooders ?

]]> Comment on Table Mountain, Oh Happy Day! by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/16/table-mountain-oh-happy-day/#comment-194 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:21:10 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=351#comment-194 Amazing, isn’t it, Sal? xxx

]]> Comment on Table Mountain, Oh Happy Day! by greg http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/16/table-mountain-oh-happy-day/#comment-193 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:01:46 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=351#comment-193 Margaret its not a very fancy camera its an Olympus Tg-3 tough camera (waterproof/shockproof) so I can take it places that are not nice to cameras
http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/tg-3.html

]]> Comment on Table Mountain, Oh Happy Day! by Margaret & Derick Smith http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/16/table-mountain-oh-happy-day/#comment-192 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 07:40:15 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=351#comment-192 Wonderful pictures Greg. Derick wants to know if they were taken by a camera or some other type of technology?
Protea’s are a very popular flower used in flower arranging here in U K but to see them growing in the wild , must be thrilling .
“HAPPY DAY” a great way to start the day . Have a good one xx

]]> Comment on Table Mountain, Oh Happy Day! by sally http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/16/table-mountain-oh-happy-day/#comment-191 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 07:07:58 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=351#comment-191 What a view !

]]> Comment on Exploring Cape Town by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/15/exploring-cape-town/#comment-190 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:38:33 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=334#comment-190 The roads here are pretty good, Ron. Not like the potholed donkey tracks up north.
Avis replaced the car for us yesterday, thank heavens. Good lesson for us – ask to see the car before agreeing to take it, if it’s not something we’re familiar with. I would very, very strongly advise against buying a VW Polo – we kept saying to each other … ‘if someone had bought this car new and it started doing these things, wouldn’t they be unhappy?’

]]> Comment on Table Mountain, Oh Happy Day! by Char http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/16/table-mountain-oh-happy-day/#comment-189 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:32:39 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=351#comment-189 Photos are amazing and thanks for the music! It truly is a happy day!

]]> Comment on Exploring Cape Town by Judy http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/2015/02/15/exploring-cape-town/#comment-188 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:49:19 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/sa-to-sa/?p=334#comment-188 These ones were lovely, Margaret. I think the last time we saw beach huts was when we visited Brightlingsea with Helen and John, in 2008. We have had a brilliant day – walked up Table Mtn. Well. I walked part-way up and then walked down, Greg walked all the way up and caught the cable car down. Amazing view of this beautiful city. xxx

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