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Brother Gary is in South Africa: Drew’s brother, Gary, flew to Johannesburg and then traveled south to the city of Bloemfontein, with a rugby team that he befriended in Virginia. They are basing out of the family compound of a famous South African heart surgeon. Gary, the mega hunter, is going to be in hunter heaven as he will be able to hunt on the compound, and will go outside it for other hunting trips, in between rugby matches. This is his dream trip of a lifetime! If all goes well, he will try to get me a sand sample or two on his trips!
Bloemfontein (fountain of flowers) is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa, as well as one of the nation’s three capitals, the judicial capital. It is popularly known as “the city of roses”. It is situated on a dry grassland at an altitude of 4500 feet above sea level. It is generally flat with occasional hills, and the general vegetation is Highveld grassland. It experiences a continental climate, with hot summer days (January), and cooler dry winters (July). As I write this post, the nighttime temp. is 38F. Tomorrow, Bloemfontein will have a high of 53F and a low of 32F. Humidity will be around 55%. Nice! Perfect for hunting!
