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| Date: | 6/19/2013 10:21:04 AM |
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Hi Uncle Willis. I was just thinking about you the other day, but things have been so hectic, I didn’t get a chance. Then the administrators of this forum deleted my snake blog and all the comments and conversations with it. Ollie looks great! He looks like he's got a healthy appetite! Lets see, a bit about meself, I’m 31 years old, of mixed ancestry, African, caucasian, indian and arab heritage, male, married, I have a 16 month old daughter. My interests are fish and aquariums, snakes, technology, music, history, selected arts and cultural interests. I read a lot, especially non-fiction. My favourite sports are cricket, soccer and rugby. I live in a place called Krugersdorp, about 35km west from Johannesburg and 60km south of Pretoria. The altitude is pretty high , about 1500m off sea level. During the summer months its wet and hot. In winter it gets cold at night, but the days are mildly warm, and its dry too. Winter is a short season but it feels forever. Sunny conditions prevail for most of the year except Spring, when it rains for days on end sometimes. There’s a lot of bush everywhere, the grass grows very long, some as long as 2m. There are a few trees here and there, but mostly its grassland. As such there are a lot of snakes, bugs and other critters in the bush. The big game are fenced in reserves and national parks, but you come across rogue leopards who attack the farmers’ flocks, caracal, jackal and servals, with few antelope like dik-diks and klipspringer, perhaps impala in some regions and then there are vervet monkeys and baboons. Lions, leopards, rhino, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, kudu and wildebeest are protected by law in reserves and national parks, such as Kruger National Park. This park is now part of the Trans-frontier national park joining up with the adjacent parks in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. My favourite holiday place in S.A. is the east coast. Its sub tropical and humid, warm during all seasons but very hot and sticky in summer. The beaches are beautiful and the waves are just swell. Then Mpumalanga province in the vicinity of Nelspruit, that’s my second choice. The waterfalls, mountains and vegetation are simply heaven. Otherwise there are many regions in this country to visit. Its much more stable politically than most other African states. The only hassle is crime, of which armed robbery and murder are very high. Everyone is at risk, foreigner or national. What’s more is that the governments lax attitude at controlling the influx of refugees from all over Africa. These guys form gangs and run illicit trades like dealing drugs, racketeering, breaking and entering and car-jacking. Many people here own guns, but not me, I will take my chances, but having a gun is another reason to come and take it from you. Otherwise it’s a very cool place to visit. You will have the comforts and facilities of an excellent standard and quality, an adventure like you can only imagine and lots and lots of sunshine! Take care. Kind regards |
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