Good day family and friends.
Last week I had an opportunity to visit Phezulu in Durban, situated at the Valley of a Thousand Hills. My friend Desmond Rooplal took me to a beautiful place. We visited the crocodile park and also watched a snake exhibition. The crocodiles were fed while we were there, and there were some big guys there!
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There was one crocodile there that was 98 years old and weighed 500kg!! Wow! I didn’t even know they could grow that old. With the snake exhibition, I watched from a distance! At 13h 30pm, I was on the truck for a lovely game drive. The game ranger then told us that the mountain in the far distance was called the Other Table Mountain! Gosh, I didn’t believe it, but the name exists! He then told us that the Valley of a Thousand Hills has history and even has the heritage of Shaka.
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We came across wildebeest, giraffes, zebras, and antelopes. The game ranger pointed out that antelopes were the McDonald’s of the wild because they had an M on the behinds! And, of course, they were usually eaten by the more giant animals!
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We even saw a warthog. The game drive is only about 30 minutes from Durban!. I immensely enjoyed the excursion, and of course, I had to buy two chess sets.
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Sometimes we forget that in South Africa we have some wonderful places to visit! Let’s see more of our tourist places and promote them!!
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Enjoy the long weekend and the New week!