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Magriet

Post subject: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:17 pm

Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 11:15 am
Posts: 169
Location: Western Cape, South Africa

So this is going to be my first attempt at a trip report so please have some patience....

Will start in a few days...need to try and sort some pics first.

We had an awesome time and met a few yellow ribbons! :dance:

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Margaret, Bennie, Pieter and lil Jana

20-21 Dec 2012 Lower Sabie
22-23 Dec 2012 Skukuza
24-25 Dec 2012 Satara

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cheetahlady

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:13 pm

Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:28 pm
Posts: 55
Location: California

Looking forward to it.

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Philip1

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:25 pm

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Joined: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:58 am
Posts: 2588
Location: Far South in South Africa.

Magriet.......WAITING and welcome (you are better than me :redface:

)

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Trrp-trrrrrrrr

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:54 pm

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Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:57 pm
Posts: 2604
Location: 2012 km..... to Paradise

Magriet, Glad to hear you had a great time, on board for this one. :thumbs_up:

Ready and waiting with lots of :popcorn:

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barryels

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:16 am

Senior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:09 pm
Posts: 2243
Location: Pretoria, SA
Award: Newcomer of the Year (2012)

Magriet wrote:

So this is going to be my first attempt at a trip report so please have some patience....

:dance:

We have lots of patience Magriet and thanks for the upcomming TR :thumbs_up:

.

I am om board with lots of :popcorn:

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9-12 Oct 2013 Satara
13-16 Oct 2013 Lower-Sabie
17-18 Oct 2013 Croc Bridge

7-10 Jan 2014 Olifants
11-12 Jan 2014 Skukuza
13-14 Jan 2014 Biyamiti

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wanderw

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:46 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:34 pm
Posts: 1048
Location: Heart - Grootkolk, Soul - KTP, Body - far too far south most of the time!

On board too! :thumbs_up:

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chirinda

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:25 pm

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Joined: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:10 pm
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Vlakvarkvrou

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:03 pm

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Joined: Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:56 am
Posts: 602
Location: Erasmuskloof, Pretoria
Award: Best/Funniest Forumite Name of the Year (2012)

Hallo again Magriet,

It was nice meeting you in the Park over Christmas and I am looking forward to this TR

xxx

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31/5 - 14/6 2013
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Grantmissy

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:01 am

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Joined: Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:21 am
Posts: 1882
Location: SA

Magriet I am looking forward reading your trip report, I like the title :thumbs_up:

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:59 am

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Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:39 am
Posts: 5221
Location: Pretoria SA
FAC Member (2012)

Looking forward to read all about your recent trip Magriet! :dance:

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9 - 13/10/2013 - Satara
13 - 17/10/2013 - Lower Sabie
17 - 19/10/2013 - Crocodile Bridge

7 - 10/01/14 - Olifants Camp
11 - 12/01/14 - Skukuza
13 - 14/01/14 - Biyamiti (return home on 15/01/14).

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Magriet

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:28 pm

Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 11:15 am
Posts: 169
Location: Western Cape, South Africa

We are finally back home and I can really say Home sweet home! Never mind how much you enjoy your holiday, your own place is still the best(except for Kruger of course).

So the journey began on 14 Dec 2012 when we left Cape Town for our biggest dream ever!
We stopped for 2 nights in Struisbaai and left there on the evening of the 17th en route to Durban.
This is where we met up with close friends of ours that would join us for this adventure!

We did the necessary shopping and was ready to leave at 3am on 20 Dec :dance:

Our plan from the start was to drive via Swaziland, so armed with passports and all the necessary docs (Thanks to Elsa and the posts on the forum) we drove off.

The first border stop was a bit of a nightmare...took about an hour but the other 3 wasn't to bad. They did search both cars and the trailor but we didn't have any problems and we had some meat and milk and a few other things in the cooler. Once through we stopped at Komatipoort for lunch and the last big buy before we would enter.

I think we finally entered at 14:03 :dance:

All along I was wondering what our first animal would be but I never imagined it being a wildebeest. We saw it even before we got to the official gate.

To be continued......

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Margaret, Bennie, Pieter and lil Jana

20-21 Dec 2012 Lower Sabie
22-23 Dec 2012 Skukuza
24-25 Dec 2012 Satara

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Philip1

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:40 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:58 am
Posts: 2588
Location: Far South in South Africa.

.......Well Margaret, Bennie, Pieter and lil Jana, i hopped on this bus and waiting for: To be continued......

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"Lose yourself in Nature and find Peace!" (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
UNITE AGAINST POACHING...What we were given to protect,
do not let poachers take it away!

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:18 am

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Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:39 am
Posts: 5221
Location: Pretoria SA
FAC Member (2012)

Not often that you find a Blue Wildebeest before an Impie as first animal when you enter the Park Magriet! :clap:

Looking forward to your next episode! :thumbs_up:

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Elsa

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:26 am

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Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:31 pm
Posts: 7205
Location: Ballito, KZN North Coast, South Africa
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Looking forward to reading all about it Magriet! :thumbs_up:

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Kruger - Feb 6th - 22rd - 2013 &
May 24th - June 15th -2013.

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Sharifa

Post subject: Re: Reliving my dream!

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:26 pm

Senior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:22 pm
Posts: 1650
Location: Centurion, Gauteng
Award: Angel of the Year Award: Small Parks Promoter of the Year (2012)

On board and looking forward to your TR :thumbs_up:

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