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Leaving Reunion Island |
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Iron Mistress powering out the inlet of St. Pierre, Reunion Island (Photo courtesy of Mark of S/V Thalassa) |
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On our way to Africa |
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Great sailing with strong winds behind us, with just a double reefed main. |
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Richard's Bay, South Africa |
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The Iron Mistress at the Tuzi Gazi Waterfront |
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Richard's Bay, South Africa |
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Low tide at Tuzi Gazi |
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Fueling up |
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Getting diesel fuel is always a challenge |
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Souveniers |
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Many choices of souveniers along the roadside in Richard's Bay |
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Zululand Yacht Club |
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View of the marina from the grounds of the yacht club |
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Boatyard Maintenance |
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The Iron Mistress in the cradle with newly painted bottom |
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Boatyard |
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Stern view of the cradle with only one side on which to support the boat |
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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Park |
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A couple of the many zebras seen throughout the park |
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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park |
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The magnificent giraffes |
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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park |
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Towering over the tree tops |
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Block in the Road |
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Two young male elephants at play |
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At the Watering Hole |
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Cooling off on a hot day |
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A Lazy Day |
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A rhino cooling off in a mud pond |
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Before the Charge |
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This is the rhino that charged us right after we took this picture -- close call to be sure! |
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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park |
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Cape Buffalo |
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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park |
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A male Nyala |
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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park |
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Great egret |
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Crews of Fantasy and Iron Mistress |
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Vunsh, Jack, Elyse and Robert |
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Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park |
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Warthog -- A face only a mother could love.... |
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Mother and babies |
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Warthog mother with her young |
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Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park |
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Beautiful view from hillside |
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Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park |
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The majestic Kudu |
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Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park |
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Boardwalk out to the lake area |
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Lake St. Lucia |
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The dark bumps in the distance was the closest we could get to the hippos |
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Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park |
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Lots of bird life along the lake |
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Warning! |
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Nile crocodiles are numerous in the waterways |
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