Anyway, the conference was great- not least because it was held in South Africa! The social side of the conference included both a wine-tasting show featuring over 1500 different South African Wines, and a visit to the Pilanesburg Game Reserve... how could you go wrong with that?!
Here are some photos, in no particular order...
Somewhere in the Sahara Desert, taken from above (I purposely enhanced the colours so that you can see the contours more clearly - otherwise it just looks kind of, well, sandy-coloured)
Kiki, from CUNY, enjoying the cheese plates we got at the Wine-tasting show we went to
Emanuel and I at the wine show
A view of Pretoria from the UNISA building (we were on the 10th floor), showing all the pretty purple Jacaranda trees.
The entrance to the UNISA building
Pub night!
An Elephant! (the colour is a bit off here, cause I was trying to make the elephant stand out more)
Warthogs!
Giraffes! Well, a giraffe. there were three altogether, but the photos of the others didn't turn out as well. This one is a baby - you can tell by the paleness of his spots. Apparently the spots get darker as the giraffes get older.
More giraffes!
Look closely, and you can see a springbok in the center of this photo - its like a little horned deer that 'prongs' along instead of running...
A map of the park
This is a rare breed... the species automobilius... :)
the (man-made) lake at the center of the park, as seen from a hide
A weaver bird and his nest - some trees are full of these things - they're like giant christmas tree decorations or something. :)
A Hippo! :)
The Wildebeasts having a picnic
A zebra!
A dung beetle
And finally, just before we left the park, another elephant!
When I got back from South Africa, Mike was here for a visit... stay tuned later this week for pictures of my adventures with Mikey! :)
2 comments:
So happy you were not chased by a Giraffe. But where are the lions.
Nice to see Africa has automatic cars not like Ireland. Boo Hoo
Wow and wow! I am so jealous. We'll have to catch up soon -- I want tall tales of your adventures! -Tiffany
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