We spent the last two nights in Johannesburg and actually found a great little place to stay. We have a private little apt in the Melville area of Johannesburg. The area is alive with restaurants bars, clubs, etc. The universities are all situated in and around Melville so the place is hopping with young people and fans from all over.
Couple days ago we went and saw Ghana v Australia in Rustenburg. It was a bell of a TME and the Aussies really showed their will to win. We stayed that evening at a beautiful little farm in Rustenburg. The next day we made our way back to Johannesburg to try and see if we could score some tickets to Brazil Ivory Coast in Soccer City. On the way we decided to stop at a private game reserve. It was about 50 sq miles of barren land with roaming antelopes and gazelles everywhere. We were able to see 3 VERY large hippos eating their lunch. I was amazed on bow large they are. The rhinos could have squashed our little "roller skate" rental car with one foot.
As we drove through the dusty dirt roads we had our eyes peeled through the cracks of the windows looking for the king of the jungle. Just about that time we made our way around the corner and there we saw a pride of male and female lions having their way on a dead buffalo. What an impressive sight! The king ate first and no others ate until be was done. The females waited patiently watching the master chow down. We were about a pitching wedge away from them and could actually hear the lions breaking and crushing the dead buffalos bones. It was amazing!! When the king lion was done he got up and went over to the female lion for some "sexy time" lol. It was classic! After he was done with her, he decided to take a stroll and was headed straight for us. Darryl was driving, Marcel on the front seat and I was in the backseat snapping postcard like photos. The lion was not deterred by us and continued straight for our car. He was about 50 yds from us when I told D to start the car just in case we had to move and most importantly to close my window. He was so close to me that I could smell the impressive beast. He walked right by us brushing his mane on the side of our car. I am grateful I didn't soil my pants. lol. He strolled right past us and dissapeared into the bush. One of the coolest things I have ever seen! After Mufasa left, the females and other males dug into the raw meat tearing the thing apart. I took some great shots and can not wait to upload the pics.
After that we went to the visitors center where we saw, Bengal tigers, white lions, crocs, hyenas, baby rhinos and baby lion cubs. The babies were so cute. People were able to go and play with them...brilliant. We also saw some of the deadliest snakes in the world like the black and green mamba, cobras, cottonmouths, pythons and some others. We took off from there and saw some zebras, which looked really cool.
After that we headed into Joburg, settled into our new place of stay and bought a twelve pack and watched the matches.
Yesterday we went into Soweto to see the Mandela house and experience the culture of it all. It was a pretty humbling experience to see how he lived and how the government harrassed their family. I had no idea that the CIA was responsible for his capture. It was th cold war and communism was taking shape in several parts of the world. We got to see how he lived and a bit of history of Soweto. Learned how inspirational his first wife was and how she is still part of the SA parliament.
Almost in Polokwane, so will write again later.
GO USA &
VAMOS ARGENTINA!!!!!
- Posted using my iPhone, live from the World Cup.
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