Part VII- Kruger National Park-Elephants and Lions

Renee had to work  some when I was visiting and I felt led to go to Kruger National Park, (link to all photos) and Renee with her awesome connections made it happen with 2 days notice.  I was booked on a tour through Safaris Direct.
Renee dropped me off at a hotel the morning of January [...]

Part VI: January 7, 2009

For the first time in 6 years I didn’t hate today- this day that I used to black out from my calendar, wanting to forever deny its existence.  It was the first time in as long that I didn’t even think about what today was and how it altered my life.  And while my [...]

Part V: Sun City- The Party Van

I couldn’t walk any further, I was done.  My feet ached and I was exhausted and sunburned. We couldn’t find the bus that returned the day visitors from Sun City to the parking lot. We took the sky tram up, but now it was closed. I couldn’t bring myself to say anything because Lisa and [...]

Part IV: Sun City &The Valley of the Waves

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The Park
While I was in Pilanesberg, I spent a day in  Sun City .  Our ultimate destination was the Valley of the Waves. Lisa, Renee and I spent a lot of time in the wave pool. I laughed when they told me the South African Sun was very unforgiving.  For fuck’s sake, [...]

Part III: Manyane Resort

Here’s a link to all of my Pilanesberg National Park photos.
Part I:  Life in the Chalet
In Pilanesberg we stayed in a Chalet at Manyane resort.  The Chalet slept eight and was pretty cozy- two bedrooms, a loft, a living room/kitchen with a sleeper sofa and two bathrooms. There were six of us.    I met Renee’s [...]