Sarah

Last African Blog - Top 5

8/13/2013

We are coming home now. Here are my favourite 5 places in Africa.

1. Machaba Camp (Botswana)
Machaba is a nice place. It had lots of animals. Every morning we had a game drive around and we did that the same in the afternoon. We watched the sun down on the afternoon.

2. Big 5 Lodge (Botswana)
It was fun. There was a big pool with fountains all around. Peacocks and Guinea Fowl were running around and there were little chicks and there were rabbits wondering around as well.

3. Okavango River Lodge (Botswana)
There were lots of crocodiles at Okavango River lodge and little fishies in the water that were teeny and then there were normal sized fish.

4. Ais-Ais (Namibia)
There were spas at Ais-Ais. At night there were little teeny geckos which I liked catching and big ones. The big ones were called Bibrons geckos. We met some Dutch people and we also met some New Zealanders.

5. Twyfelfontein (Namibia)
There were rock paintings which were about 5,000 years old. There were lots and lots of lizards. Big ones and small ones. There these big mice things with big fluffy tails and there were also Dassies.

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Bye, bye Mr Bumpers

8/4/2013

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Today is our last day with our Land-rover. Phoebe wanted to give it a name. She named it Mr Bumpers and we are on our last drive with the Land-rover.

It also helped lots. It's got a truck out of the sand, got us to places very fast, we sleep in it, it keeps us dry and warm, I AM GOING TO MISS IT SOOOO MUCH.

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The Village

7/25/2013

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We went past a village.

There were lots of people. There were people playing all kinds of games.

The houses in the villages have straw roofs and straw walls and they don't have glass windows.

We bought some soft drinks from the village and we met the chief of the village.

Someone else was cooking something like bread. I saw a lady with a teapot on her head.

Today we had a coconut. It was yummy. We drank it and ate it.

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Snorkeling

7/19/2013

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I went snorkeling, it was fun. I went in the ocean with dad.

There was big fish and small fish and lots of other funny fish. Some had long fins. Some had short fins. Some had funny stripes. Some were shiny and some weren't.

It was fun. The end

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The Galaxy

7/8/2013

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In Africa you can see lots of stars.

But you cannot see the sun at night.

And did you know the sun is a star? And Saturn is a planet and has 62 moons?

The sun is very, very, very, very, very, very, very, VERY HOT!

The end.

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Life is for Living - the Dutch Family

7/6/2013

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In Africa I met some people. They were Dutch so we call them the Dutch family.

Their names are; dad - Pieter, mum - Nathalie, and then the three boys, Axel (12), Camile (9) and then Sweder (5)

They are driving around the same countries in Africa, for the same 4 months in the same Landrover Defender, except theirs is green. It has a sign saying "life is for living".

They might be coming to New Zealand one day !!!

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Bat-Eared Fox, Deception Valley, Kalahari Desert

6/20/2013

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We saw some bat-eared foxes in the Kalahari Desert.

They eat termites, spiders, small mice, scorpions, berries, ants, insect larvae and frogs !

They have lots of teeth. 46 - 50 teeth which is more than most mammals.

Adults have the ability to excavate (dig) their own burrows. They make burrows with all their sets of claws.

The burrows are normally about 1 m below the soil surface with a chamber of about 45 cm high and about 3 m long.

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Painted Dogs, Machaba

6/8/2013

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I have seen wild dogs. They are very rare. Mum spotted the ones we saw.

They have many other names. Those names are: painted dog, painted wolf, cape hunting dog and African wild dog. Wild dogs eat meat.

Their footprints are like this and its 8cm long.

They can run up to 66 km/h. They travel for food without stopping.

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Machaba Camp, Moremi, Okavango Delta

6/6/2013

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Today I saw a leopard and it was awesome !! We saw loads more animals!

NEXT DAY
Today I saw leopard cubs, elephants, lions, hippos, a crocodile and more. I had sososo soso sooooooooooooo much fun !!

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Maun, Botswana

6/5/2013

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Today the Du Preez family left Okavango River Lodge, the place we are staying at. They are a nice family. They are travelling around in a big truck with a huge photo of them all on the side.

Their names are Grant (Dad), Lauren (Mum), Bryce (12 years), Mitch (10), Aimee (8). We roasted bread last night on a brai.

A brai is like a barbeque. It means ‘cooking with fire’. We have roasted marsh mellows on a brai.