{"id":513,"date":"2013-07-08T20:37:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T01:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swaziland2013.mcguireclan.org\/?p=513"},"modified":"2014-06-01T13:22:35","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T18:22:35","slug":"201307067-kruger-park-to-swaziland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=513","title":{"rendered":"2013\/07\/07 &#8212; Kruger Park to Swaziland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We got up at 5:30 this morning, had breakfast, packed up and was scouting for animals about sunrise at 7am.\u00a0 We left Kruger Park at 3pm and dropped Jonathan at his room in Manzini at 6pm, which was about an hour after sunset.\u00a0 It&#8217;s amazing how tiring it is to constantly be on the lookout for animals.\u00a0 What a wonderful weekend and lots of photos to share.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_530\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Bungalow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-530\" class=\" wp-image-530 \" alt=\"Our three bed bungalow at Skukuza Camp\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Bungalow.jpg\" width=\"571\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our three bed bungalow at Skukuza Camp<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_529\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Bungalow2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529\" class=\" wp-image-529 \" alt=\"Our bungalow was a rondavel with added porch\/kitchen.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Bungalow2.jpg\" width=\"571\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our bungalow was a rondavel with added porch\/kitchen.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_528\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Bungalow3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-528\" class=\" wp-image-528 \" alt=\"The screen porch served as the kitchen with a braai outside where we cooked out supper.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Bungalow3.jpg\" width=\"571\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The screen porch served as the kitchen with a braai outside where we cooked our supper.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_527\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Beds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527\" class=\" wp-image-527 \" alt=\"The rondavel part of the bungalow had lots of room for three beds and a private bath with shower.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Beds.jpg\" width=\"571\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rondavel part of the bungalow had lots of room for three beds and a private bath with shower.\u00a0 I should have taken this photo when we first arrived.\u00a0 There was a sliding glass door to the porch.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_534\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Breakfast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534\" class=\" wp-image-534 \" alt=\"Jonathan and Virginia at breakfast time.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Breakfast.jpg\" width=\"571\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan and Virginia at breakfast time.\u00a0 It was downright chilly on the screened in porch!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_533\" style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Vervet-Monkeys1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-533\" class=\" wp-image-533 \" alt=\"Vervet Monkeys\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Vervet-Monkeys1.jpg\" width=\"542\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vervet Monkeys on the road to Pretoriuskop<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_535\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Coral-Tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535\" class=\" wp-image-535 \" alt=\"Coral Tree at Pretoriuskop Camp\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Coral-Tree.jpg\" width=\"571\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coral Tree at Pretoriuskop Camp<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_524\" style=\"width: 561px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Helmuted-Guinea-Fowl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-524\" class=\"size-full wp-image-524\" alt=\"Helmuted guinea fowl at Pretoriuskop Camp\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Helmuted-Guinea-Fowl.jpg\" width=\"551\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helmuted guinea fowl at Pretoriuskop Camp<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_538\" style=\"width: 551px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Baboon2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-538\" class=\" wp-image-538 \" alt=\"One of a troop of baboons just outside the gate at Pretoriuskop Camp.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Baboon2.jpg\" width=\"541\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of a troop of baboons just outside the gate at Pretoriuskop Camp.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_523\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Zebra@Giraffes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"size-full wp-image-523\" alt=\"At least four giraffes and six zebra along Voortrekker Road about 10 miles east of Pretoriuskop.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Zebra@Giraffes.jpg\" width=\"545\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At least four giraffes and six zebra along Voortrekker Road about 10 miles east of Pretoriuskop.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_539\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Elephant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-539\" class=\" wp-image-539 \" alt=\"Elephant just west of Afsaal on Voortrekker Road\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Elephant.jpg\" width=\"696\" height=\"582\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elephant just west of Afsaal on Voortrekker Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_522\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Kudu-Wors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-522\" class=\" wp-image-522 \" alt=\"We ate lunch at Alsaap get-out point.  Kudu wors (sausage) and pap (corn meal) with gravy cost less than $3.00.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Kudu-Wors.jpg\" width=\"529\" height=\"416\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We ate lunch at Afsaal get-out point.\u00a0 Kudu wors (sausage) and pap (corn meal) with gravy cost less than $3.00.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_520\" style=\"width: 532px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Yellow-billed-Hornbill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-520\" alt=\"A Yellow-Billed Hornbill watched as we ate.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Yellow-billed-Hornbill.jpg\" width=\"522\" height=\"473\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Yellow-Billed Hornbill watched as we ate.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_521\" style=\"width: 487px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Bushbuck-female.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"size-full wp-image-521\" alt=\"A female bushbuck came within ten yards of our picnic table.  One little boy crept up and touched her, then she moved away.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Bushbuck-female.jpg\" width=\"477\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A female bushbuck came within ten yards of our picnic table. One little boy crept up and touched her, then she moved away.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_519\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Warthogs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\" wp-image-519 \" alt=\"Warthogs grazing on the green grass spouting in a burnt off area of the park.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Warthogs.jpg\" width=\"588\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warthogs grazing on the green grass spouting in a burnt off area of the park.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_518\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Kingfisher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"size-full wp-image-518\" alt=\"A Pied Kingfisher (living up to it name) standing on the edge of Biyamiti Weir\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Kingfisher.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"485\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Pied Kingfisher (living up to it name) standing on the edge of Biyamiti Weir.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_517\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Kudu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\" wp-image-517 \" alt=\"Large male Kudu just north of Biyamiti Wier.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Kudu.jpg\" width=\"608\" height=\"508\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large male Kudu just north of Biyamiti Wier.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_516\" style=\"width: 663px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Elephants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\" wp-image-516 \" alt=\"This herd of about 20 elephant was also near Biyamiti Weir to the northwest.  There were all ages of elephant in this herd.\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Elephants.jpg\" width=\"653\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This herd of about 20 elephant, with all ages, was also near Biyamiti Weir to the northwest.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_515\" style=\"width: 663px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-ElephantBig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\" wp-image-515 \" alt=\"We watched this lone male on the other side of the Mlambane 'river' level crossing for some time.  Then he started across towards us.  When he got within about 30 feet we decided to back out of his way.  Fortunately, there was no one behind us!\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-ElephantBig.jpg\" width=\"653\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We watched this lone male on the other side of the Mlambane &#8216;river&#8217; level crossing for some time. Then he started across towards us. When he got within about 30 feet we decided to back out of his way. Fortunately, there was no one behind us!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_514\" style=\"width: 663px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Giraffe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\" wp-image-514 \" alt=\"We almost missed seeing this giraffe, because we were looking farther away.  I saw him out of the corner of my eye as we drove past.  He was about 20 feet away!\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/7Jul-Giraffe.jpg\" width=\"653\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We almost missed seeing this giraffe, because we were looking farther away. I saw him out of the corner of my eye as we drove past. He was about 20 feet away!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got up at 5:30 this morning, had breakfast, packed up and was scouting for animals about sunrise at 7am.\u00a0 We left Kruger Park at 3pm and dropped Jonathan at his room in Manzini at 6pm, which was about an hour after sunset.\u00a0 It&#8217;s amazing how tiring it is to constantly be on the lookout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[11,12],"class_list":["post-513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-swaziland-2013","tag-11","tag-swaziland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=513"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":634,"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513\/revisions\/634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}