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KwaZulu Natal – Day 8

May 1st 2018

Dawn over the Buffalo River on our last morning here at Rorkes Drift.  Does the shape remind you of anything?

Buffalo River

On our way to Cathedral Peak, we stopped off at another battlefield, this time from the Boer War, the Spioenkop Battlefield, where it seems that tactics went awry and many young men, many of them teenagers,  were killed right there in the shallow trenches that they were able to dig and they lie where they fell. The futility of war again touched our hearts. 

How those parents must have grieved; this stone being the only one set by a young soldier’s family. I found this very moving.

 

 

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KwaZulu Natal – Day 7

30th April

Today was a tour of the Zulu battlefields which I thought I would have no interest in but I was mistaken. Having the battles described on site at Isandlwana (where the British were beaten and massacred) and Rorke’s Drift (where they won the battle and many Zulus died) made it all come alive and emphasised the terrible futility of war.

Tapestry in the museum

 

 

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KwaZulu Natal – Day 6

April 29th 2018

Today we were driven from Ubizane to Rorke’s Drift via the Blood River Battleground and have settled into our new two night stay.

Rorke’s Drift Hotel

 
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KwaZulu Natal – Day 5

April 28th 2018

More safaris! More wonderful creatures and birds!

Cape Glossy Starling

Monkey watching our lunchtime picnic

Elephant

 

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KwaZulu Natal – Day 4

Safari day! Into the big jeeps and a day of driving through Hluhluwe Safari Park.

Baby elephant

White Rhino

 

We have been without Wifi for many days and have been too busy anyway so watch this space as we are now where we can relax a little(been up at dawn every day and bed at sunset!) and we can catch up.

 

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