{"id":113,"date":"2006-11-11T12:28:10","date_gmt":"2006-11-11T12:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewanderers.net\/w\/?p=113"},"modified":"2013-08-26T15:52:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T15:52:34","slug":"lunch-with-the-hippos-weaving-weavers-and-a-cheetah-with-a-shoe-fetish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewanderers.net\/w\/?p=113","title":{"rendered":"Lunch with the hippos, weaving weavers and a cheetah with a shoe fetish!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A typical Sunday in East London Album<\/p><\/div>\n

Living in East London can sometimes be quite exciting. The other Sunday, we decided to go to the nearby Mpongo game reserve<\/a> and stop at the nearby Lion Park on our way back. Mpongo park has a special 3 course Sunday lunch which is served in the restaurant right next to a lake with three hippos. They also feed the hippos (some kind of bread) at 1pm. Lunch was decent and observing the hippos, turtles and birds definitely made the exerperience very pleasant.<\/p>\n

While we were leaving Mpongo park, we noticed a weaver (bird) who had just started a new nest and was in the process of building it. It was fascinating to see this and we got some lovely pictures of the busy weavers.<\/p>\n

On our way back, we stopped at the lion park. Apart from the lions, they now have a young cheetah (about 7 months old or so) that you can pet. It was a bit shy at first but once Karl started talking to it and it had some food, it became much more alive. The cheetah, named Chinx, loves to chew on feet. Luckily we put on shoes before our visit, otherwise we may have had some very sore feet!<\/p>\n

Although the trip was only a few hours, it was great fun and we ended up with some lovely pictures of hippos, weavers and cheetahs\u00b4s. Click here<\/a> or on the picture to visit the gallery! As always, make sure to check out the captions for additional insights!<\/p>\n

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