Has a nice ring, don’t you think Martie. A book in the making!
This is Martie’s dream to spend a year in the Kruger National Park (KNP) travelling north and south and stay at the various camp sites; and bring her sightings and photos to everyone by blogging on SANParks website. At present Martie is on day 72 of her stay in the park and her 9th day at the Punda Maria site.
I met Martie on Facebook when I became a fan of the Kruger National Park and learned of her plan to spend a year in the KNP, South Africa. Martie is South African and now lives in Doha, Qatar. Being South African myself (now living in Australia) I enjoyed many family holidays in KNP and have a keen interest in living Martie’s dream through her eyes (and ears!).
Click on this link to read Martie’s post/letter before her arrival at KNP wherein her excitement is evident.
Martie is a courageous lady to be doing this on her own and I admire her. When you read the blog you will realise the trials and tribulations she has to go through. For those of you who are not familiar with the KNP click on this link – KNP details with a map and aerial view of the park to learn more about this park.
Martie on Shingwedzi Bridge
Not only does Martie bring you the ‘bush’ but also sets the scenes at the camp sites and introduces you to the people she befriends. Best of all are Martie’s dinners which she explains in detail each day and emphasises that she only cooks on the fire. Another book in the making!! ‘Fire cooking in the KNP’ – it would be a best seller with the amount of people that visit the KNP each year!
These are just a few of Martie’s photos that she has captured on her daily outings into the bush and has kindly allowed me to display them here. Martie was concerned that they might not be good enough for my website but as you can see they are outstanding and a pleasure to exhibit.
(click on images to enlarge)
You can follow Martie’s ‘Living My Dream’ too by bookmarking this site and enjoy each days reading.
To really get the feel and experience the bush there are three webcams that are updated every 30 seconds on the SANParks website. Click on this link to view the waterholes and experience the bush in real time.
Good luck Martie for the rest of your dream!
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