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Started by FOsteology, July 10, 2011, 11:33:27 AM

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Tikaani

Great write up and amazing photos Fos.  Glad that you made it back home safely.  The smile on your boys face assures me that you both had a great time, and will remember the trip forever. 

John
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Frogman

Wow!!  What an adventure!!

Jim
You can't kill 'em from the recliner!!

Todd Rahm

Nice cat and hog!!!!!!!!!! And did I meantion that's one lucky kid to enjoy these opportunities, and a nice job he is doing at enjoying them.  :biggrin:

Yotehntr

AWESOME!!!   :yoyo:  :yoyo:  Congrats to you both!
Yotehntr calls... put something pretty on your lips :wink:

HaMeR

Quote from: Yotehntr on July 15, 2011, 09:14:47 AM
AWESOME!!!   :yoyo:  :yoyo:  Congrats to you both!

:confused:  Man I really thought you were gonna say "Look at all those calls!!"  :laf: :laf:
Glen

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FOsteology

A few more pictures of the terrain we hunted in RSA:























coyote101

Great pictures FOs.  :highclap: :highclap: Beautiful country indeed. I must have watched too many Tarzan movies as a kid because whenever I hear "Africa" my mind defaults to jungle.

Pat
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"On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died." - Sam Ewing

HuntnCarve

Long into his adulthood Aaron will look back and realize what fabulous experience he was able to live out with his father.  Hopefully he'll have a few more safaris under his belt.  But the first one will obviously be the most special!  The smile on his face shows that he was touched by Africa.  All I can say is "Way to go!"  And "Thanks" for taking us along and sharing your adventures.

Dave

bigben

Great sets of pics fos.  Sounds and looked like a great trip. 
"If you want to know all about a man, go camping with him. Probably you think you know him already, but if you have never camped on the trail with him, you do not". Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper.

bambam

WOW, WOW. Congrats to both of you. What an awesome hunt !!  Thanks for sharing the pics and stories.  :yoyo: :yoyo:

FinsnFur

Wow, those pics of the horizon are so cool looking, they almost look fake. Beautiful country for sure. :congrats:

Thats a pretty cool looking hunting cabin. A floor and a roof, with a tent in it. Whay didnt I think of that? And those bed rooms are nicer then mine! :doh2:

What's the round hut all about? It looks so nice inside it's like...what the?
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FOsteology

I think I inadvertently set the camera to "miniature effect"  on a couple of pictures.  :laf:

The round "huts" with the thatched roofs are called lapas. Pretty common throughout southern Africa.
250Savage and I lived in one during our Zimbabwe Safari.


FinsnFur

Those are really cool, and crazy interesting. What are they made of? What's the roof material?
I tried Googling them, but didnt get anywhere.
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FOsteology

Made out of some type of reed/grass. The underside has a wooden framework.



I was told that the thatch can last 25 years before needing to be replaced.

FinsnFur

Thats amazing you know that? Them Zula Monkeys are smarter then we give them credit for. :alscalls:

By the looks of that last pic, there's some well designed engineering going on to. :eyebrownod:
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FOsteology

It's predominately the white Africans that have lapas (as outdoor entertainment areas, and guest cottages). The black Africans from what I've observed in Namibia, RSA, and Zimbabwe are lazy and live for today.

Their "homes" were typically devoid of windows and doors (as they sell the metal frames for beer $ and burn the wood for heat) and mostly had scrounged up pieces of tin or other metal used for their roofs..... with rocks and/or tires to keep the wind from blowing their roofs away!  :laf:

FinsnFur

Wow, that must be a long line of hereditary :alscalls:
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FinsnFur

Wow :nono: Thats freekin amazing. What a way of life. And the children growing up in that pick it up and continue the trend.

I was going to ask if these places were mixed in or if they had their own communities. Kinda like a the bad side of town.
It's looks like there some decent buildings in the background of the second pic.

Do the have power in those shacks. I wonder how they run it if they do.
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Frogman

Thanks for all the wonderful pictures.  You guys really had a great adventure!!  Thanks for sharinf it with us!!


Jim
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