On the drive out of Kruger we took the rode frequented by rhinos. We saw so many, and all of them were really close to the car. They looked so serene in the early morning sunrise, surrounded by dew and mist. I think in total we saw 16 rhinos on our drive out. Once we […]
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Day 8 (again) – Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) The area that we are passing through today is a birthplace of a famous Croatian scientists Nikola Tesla who lived and worked in the US for most of his life. He was born in a small village of Smiljan that we are zooming by on our way to meet our host in Gospic. […]
Day 8 – Velebit
As the sun sets we are leaving Continental Croatia behind. In order to get to the Adriatic Sea, we have one last obstacle to face, the mighty Velebit mountain range (5700 ft. at its highest peak). Desolate and beautiful it was finally conquered some 15 years ago, when Croatian Highway A1 was built, and a […]
Day 5: Kruger National Park
We saw tons of animals today. We got up really early and packed into the bakee to drive around Kruger. We spotted impala, kudu, steenbok, rhinos, elephants, hippos, warthogs, and many, many birds. While it was still early morning we stopped at the top of a mountain and had breakfast. We drove to […]
Day 4: Kruger National Park
On day 4 we drove to Kruger National Park. Kruger was a lot warmer than where we were before. The day was just spent driving and settling into camp, so nothing much exciting happened. The campsite was really nice though and had nice amenities. Dwarf mongooses and guinea fowl were walking around all the time, […]
Day 3: CLAW Veterinary Clinic
After an early wakeup call and sunrise, we started our drive to Vanderbijlpark, an industrial city. There we arrived at CLAW Veterinary Clinic, a nonprofit clinic serving the local townships. With the work of one veterinarian, a few technicians, and many volunteers, CLAW manages to treat hundreds of animals yearly that would otherwise receive no […]
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