The rest of Kruger was awesome. More lions on a night drive, rhinos, elephants, hippos, crocs, kudu, steenbok, water buck, bush buck, a couple kinds of vultures, four kinds of eagles, four types of hornbill, about a million impala, and on and on. Jac also turned out to be a great traveling companion -- I hope to write more about him later, but for now, I'll just say that he's an inspiring example of the personal sacrifice it takes to get to societal change. And there wasn't an ounce of resentment, regret, or ill will in him about it. To him, this is his country (his family came here in 1678), and he wants it to be the best it can possibly be -- and that means the reforms of the 90s and ongoing. He also recognizes it as creating a better country and life for his daughter, even though she's having trouble finding work, when pre 1994 she would have had an easy time of it. All in all, a good way to spend a couple days and get some insights into one man's view of the history here.
Now I'm off to Namibia, picking up my tour and heading to Botswana and Vic Falls. Be back in Joburg on the 23rd, and may or may not find email before then. . .
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