Here's what I've been doing the last 3 weeks...

I-SIG
I-SIG Posts: 2,238
edited November 2009 in The Clubhouse
Not that anyone noticed or that I made a big deal about it, but I took my first international trip ever the past few weeks to South Africa.

Amazing area of the world to say the least. Spend a little over a week in Hoedspruit, a week in Cape Town and a few days intermingled in there in Johannesburg.

Saw all of the Big 5 in the wild except a leopard, but to make up for it we saw cheetahs close up and wild dogs in the wild, which are super rare these days.

Cape Town, Stellenbosch, and Franschoek were awesome too.

Wes

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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2009
    Nice shots. Glad you had a great time.
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  • shawn474
    shawn474 Posts: 3,047
    edited October 2009
    Absolutely awesome; that is definitely on my bucket list. Please post more pics if you have them.:) Glad you had a great time.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited October 2009
    Awesome,looks like a great trip!
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,238
    edited October 2009
    shawn474 wrote: »
    Absolutely awesome; that is definitely on my bucket list. Please post more pics if you have them.:) Glad you had a great time.

    I definitely have them. Here's a few more...

    Wes

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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited October 2009
    Looks like the zebras knew u had a cam and posed for you. Been to Africa when I was in the USMC, my trip was totally different. Would love to go to South Africa though, nice pics bro.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited October 2009
    Awesome pics. Sounds like a great trip.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited October 2009
    Looks like you had the time of you're life, Congrats :)

    Great pictures.

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  • I-SIG
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    edited October 2009
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Looks like the zebras knew u had a cam and posed for you. Been to Africa when I was in the USMC, my trip was totally different. Would love to go to South Africa though, nice pics bro.

    Yeah, the zebra pic worked out quite well. My dad just missed the same shot.

    I would imagine a trip to Africa as one of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children was just a little different than mine. Thanks for making it though.

    Here's the view from my room in Cape Town and me at Chapman's Peak, which had just re-opened after being closed for a few years for safety reasons.

    Wes

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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited October 2009
    WOW! What a cool trip. Post more pics if you got them!
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited October 2009
    Did you do any " Man Vs Wild adventures". ?
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2009
    Awesome Wes. Real nice pics!
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited October 2009
    Awesome!!....I'm not showing my wife those pictures...hussshhhhhh

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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited October 2009
    those pics are great. wish i could travel overseas again. I spent time in London and Paris when i was younger. I would love to go the africa or china. I think that great wall would be an amazing place to visit.

    Really like the pic on the elephant. That is one that you could show the grandkids. lol
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited October 2009
    Very awesome pics bro.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2009
    how was the weather wes? you see we'll be hittin' 34 for a low on wed/thursday?

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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited October 2009
    Beautifull pic's man! :D I would love to travel to Africa one day :)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited October 2009
    AWESOME. Bev & I were wondering when the trip was going to happen. What an experience! I have been to many countries, but never Africa.
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  • I-SIG
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    edited October 2009
    BIZILL wrote: »
    how was the weather wes? you see we'll be hittin' 34 for a low on wed/thursday?

    Bill,

    We had great weather overall, the whole trip. It did get over 100 a couple of days in Hoedspruit and Cape Town was a bit San Fransisco-ish at times. Nothing too extreme that I wasn't used to, luckily.

    We did have some rain driving up to Hoedspruit, but that was pretty much it. At Cape Town, we had one of the clearest days my sister's husband's uncle could ever remember seeing when we went to Table Rock.

    Also, for those wanting more pictures, my Table Rock, Robin Island, Stellenbosch, and Franschoek pictures got corrupted somehow when I transferred them over, but my sister has copies and they should be coming soon.

    I know South Africa isn't usually on people's list of places to visit in Africa, but I can't recommend it enough. Between the wildlife, coastal and wine regions, there's something to please everybody, and unlike some countries, you can drink the tap water! :D (it just may not taste good, like Tucson's)

    Wes
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  • huggies
    huggies Posts: 149
    edited October 2009
    Awesome sunset photo!
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2009
    how was the dining? eat anything out of the ordinary we don't see on any given day in the states? did ya long for home or did you wanna just stay a week or three longer? looks fun. i've never been off our continent. prolly never will get the chance to either. so i'll live vicariously through you.

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  • I-SIG
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    edited November 2009
    Finally got the rest of my South Africa pictures back. I'll try to post some later this weekend.

    Food-wise, Bill, nothing to crazy, just stuff prepared differently and different combinations of food at different meals and such.

    Wes
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited November 2009
    Great pics, looks, and sounds like you all enjoyed the trip. Nothing worse than planning and making a big vacation trip and being let down.

    What kind of zoom do you have on your camera? The elephant and the cape buffalo look to be as close as I would want to be in the wild, with out a big bore rifle very close by!
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  • I-SIG
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    edited November 2009
    apphd wrote: »
    Great pics, looks, and sounds like you all enjoyed the trip. Nothing worse than planning and making a big vacation trip and being let down.

    What kind of zoom do you have on your camera? The elephant and the cape buffalo look to be as close as I would want to be in the wild, with out a big bore rifle very close by!

    Thanks. Definitely not a disappointing trip!

    I have a Panny Lumix ZR1. It has the same sensor as the very well regarded ZS1, but it is the size of a deck of cards and has an 8x optical zoon vs. the 12x of the ZS1.

    Wes
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  • hockeyboy
    hockeyboy Posts: 1,428
    edited November 2009
    Congratulations on a memorable trip. I climbed Kilimanjaro in 2005 and added on a week in Tanzania after the climb. It was a life changing experience and I cannot wait to get back. I am dying to take my girlfriend for a camara safari in the Ngorongoro crater.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited November 2009
    Congrats on the super trip. Thanks for sharing. Great pics.
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  • potee
    potee Posts: 610
    edited November 2009
    What a wonderful trip and to be able to do it with your Dad was really special. Congrats
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited November 2009
    When I looked at the picture in Post #5 of the water and hippos, it reminded me of the show on NG on the Serengeti. The one with the BIG crocks.
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