South Africa 2008

Wednesday we were able to visit the Tala Game Preserve about 1 hr from Durban. This privately owned property has a large variety of animal life, minus the traditional predators. This was my first time to see hippos in the 'wild'. We were served a lovely lunch, then had an hour to wander around before heading back to Durban. Final preparation for the symposium went well into night, as I had two presentations, one a tribute to Professor Andy Spielman and one on tick adaptations to 'stressors'.