Field Notes South Africa ยท 2025
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South Africa Field Notes

๐Ÿ“ Kruger region ๐Ÿ—“ 6 weeks โœ๏ธ Written in the field

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Kruger National Park

โ˜… Featured ยท Week 2

Dawn at Kruger:
nothing prepares you

We left camp at 5am. The guide said keep quiet, keep still, and watch. Twenty minutes in, a lioness walked across the road two metres in front of our truck and didn't even look at us. I forgot to breathe.

March 14, 2025 ยท 6 min read Read โ†’

"The light in South Africa at golden hour hits differently. Every evening felt like a painting nobody had painted yet."

Field notes ยท Kruger ยท March 2025

Field Notes

ยฉ 2025 โ€” A journal by Friso de Ruiter

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