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51.04 Free State: Everest Game Farm, climbing mountains and stalking animals, what a life.

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The Eagle, protruding fractionally, viewed from the extreme of the property with Mount Everest in front, a profile. Jenni, on a previous occasion, views the Eagle while ascending. It's at this juncture where she came across a thick, colored and frightening snake, yesterday—her words. Besides lightning, this is Jen's worst nightmare. Well, then there's grizzlies and I should stop there. I might add that she said to me that on this trip she will be extremely brave and shut out any thought of being intimidated by bears. To that end, she did not even bring bear spray with us. What a woman! During this visit to South Africa (a month thus far), we hardly recall a day without rain. This is unusual for the country. In addition, we brought with us clothes for a summer season. Wrong. While we prefer to hike in cool weather, the range of temperatures has been from cold to cool with the occasional warm day. The wind has been prevalent, too. The positive for the country is that al...