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	<title>The XM ChallengeAfrica &#8211; The XM Challenge</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[&#160; Kruger National Park was incredible. I wouldn&#8217;t have even gone if the team did not have it all planned, like a package deal. This national park has been around for about 100 years. The animals are so accustomed to vehicles with people that they hunt, eat, and play as if the vehicles don&#8217;t exist. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<td class="mcnTextContent" valign="top">Kruger National Park was incredible. I wouldn&#8217;t have even gone if the team did not have it all planned, like a package deal. This national park has been around for about 100 years. The animals are so accustomed to vehicles with people that they hunt, eat, and play as if the vehicles don&#8217;t exist. The guides warned us to never forget how wild they are. If you step out of a vehicle everything changes. You just entered the food chain.</p>
<p>Here are 7 more of my favorite photos.</p>
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This is a lookout point over a waterhole, where we could carefully step out of our vehicle and have lunch.</p>
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We had the best guides. They were so gracious, and hard working. They love the animals, conservation, and their jobs.</p>
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<div>Angelita &amp; Clenildo, Athila &amp; Elke, Rick &amp; Deanna, Steve &amp; Elba, Fátima &amp; Daide</div>
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