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man this one looks like its gonna be incredible the buds look crazy in the pictures so much color pink pistils hopefully you guys can bring back some of that color currently there isent to many strains on the commercial market with pinks pistils infact ive only actually seen one strain in seed form and a few pictures of skunk plants with pink pistils but none the less it looks like its gonna be some entertaining veiwing. im dying to see the thailand one and the jamacian one hopefully the thiland one is out by the first week of may.

i have a tradition for when i harvest plants i sit down take my time and watch some of my favourite cannabis documentaries strain hunters is always on the list keep up the good work!!!

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Amazing hunters! Big probs to Mr. X and the film Crew. Great Fotos, what an impressive country!

The plants look really nice, hope you bring some great sativa back!

Stay safe guys!

Makros of the dried buds would be great i guess :good:

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Another awesome day on the hunt boys. Them plants are massive, couldn't imagine seeing a bunch of plant over 10 ft. They're sick. Can't wait to see landrace tomorrow. Swaziland looks like a very beautiful place.

Keep up the great work you guys are doing, we are all on the edge of our seats waiting for your next updates.

Simon you did a great job with the scouting.

I also want to thank all you other strainhunters for all there comments, we have such a close knit brotherhood. And im proud to be a part of it.

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Hi I am a new member I grew up in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. There is a strain from the Zambezi valley near Tete area in Mozambique it has huge seeds and calyxes and dries dark green it smells as strong as skunk but not the same smell it is a cross between pine and domestos disinfectant. The high is super halucigenic and very fast hitting people who dont smoke a lot tend to throw up as it affects the nerves a lot and they freek out. Its the best smoke I have ever had and compared to the best grade malawi its like malawi on acid its very hard to handle but once you grab the reins its a fantastic ride almost like mescalin. i am hoping to do my own safari to malawi and mozambiqe next year to find it again. Tangwena

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Awesome pictures!!!

Franco why do you think the transkei and swazi bud has that harsh taste?I was wondering if it could be due to the soil, the food given during flowering or drying techniques?Or does it only get that harsh taste after being bricked?

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This is so cool guys , you are like a 20 minute drive from where i live , im just on the northern border. My wife and i would so so wish to could meet you guys but will hopefully be making a trip one day to the Dam one day.

Keep up all the great work as usual , quality pics once again aswell. Have fun guys ;)

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WOW Really thanks for your words, make me very HAPPY!!! THANKS and Thanks!! all crew is great!!

Strain Hunters – Swaziland – Día 6

Suena el despertador y un día más toca ducha rápida y desayuno, anoche bebimos un poco y no he dormido mucho, esta noche he compartido con habitación y a los dos nos apasionan las fotos y vídeos, así que hemos estado de charla y revisando material hasta bastante tarde.

Nada que no pueda arreglar un buen café, y el yogurt de turno cargado de frutas. Aprovechamos para ir a hacer unas fotos a la parte de atrás del establecimiento que es un lugar para dar macro conciertos, está muy bien cuidado y debe ser una pasada venir a un evento aquí.

Un rato después vuelve Simon que ha ido a preparar el día con nuestros contactos, así que de nuevo a los coches y a la carretera, tenemos que acercarnos a la ciudad para ir al banco y hacer las compras de última hora.

Seguimos nuestro camino algo más de una hora hasta llegar a un hermoso paraje, un rio que es cruzado un destartalado puente, dejamos los coches a la sombra y emprendemos el camino nos esperan varias horas caminando bajo el Sol. Aunque la superficie nos es especialmente inclinada, hace bastante calor y el camino se hace largo, especialmente porque todos queremos para en algún momento para hacer fotos o filmar.

A medio camino hacemos una parada para comer algo, normalmente llevamos latas de atún, queso, pan, galletas…y cada uno se apaña como puede, aunque con el hambre que hay todo sabe a gloria.

Algunos deciden aprovechar los rápidos para lanzarse por ellos, son unos momentos muy divertidos, son los parques acuáticos de la naturaleza, con la diferencia que aquí un cocodrilo te puede llevar en cualquier momento. Aun así la mayoría se tiran varias veces y nos partimos de la risa, al final una de las goPro se pierde, el agua va con más fuerza de lo que parece y esta vez no hay suerte, así que una menos.

Es hora de seguir nuestro camino, la luz va bajando y nos queda mucho que ver, por fin llegamos a los campos de pantas, en este caso menos vistosos que en otras ocasiones pero mucho más interesantes, plantas de la tierra, uniformes, delgadas y altas, con unos excelentes efectos al fumarla. Los cultivadores nos comentan que son plantas muy uniformes hace mchas generaciones, que en esta zona no están hibridadas. Es una buena noticia y un buen campo para recolectar semillas.

En los alrededores visitamos algunos pequeños grupos mas de plantas aisladas, y seguimos nuestro camino para visitar un campo cercano en el que tenemos muchas esperanzas de encontrar excelentes ejemplares.

Para ir más rápido vamos cruzando el río, es un problema porque aunque el agua no llega muy alto, solo hasta las “pelotillas”, la corriente tiene fuerza y tenemos que llevar las cámaras en alto y toda la ropa, el agua esta naranja y nadie quiere ser el último…lol

Por desgracia al llegar el campo está casi muerto, la policía había cortado los accesos del agua de riego y las plantas han caído bajo el calor del Sol. Se mantienen en pie pero solo son hojarasca seca, algunas incluso han caído, es una lástima porque era un excelente campo, con unos mil ejemplares.

Es hora de volver porque se hace de noche y no hay más tiempo, la mayoría de cámaras no pueden trabajar con tan poca luz y además el entorno se vuelve demasiado peligroso por la noche.

Hemos hecho un largo trayecto en coche, pero por fin hemos llegado a un lugar fantástico, con unas excelentes casitas, con su tele, aire, wifi…como de rutina, una ducha mientras se descargan los datos en los ordenadores y en un rato toca cenar todos juntos. Ha sido un buen día, hemos visto y fumado plantas swazi de alta calidad.

Este es un lugar fantástico! saludos, Mr.X

pd more photos coming... ;)

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STRAIN HUNTERS SWAZILAND - DAY 6

I wake up when the alarm goes off at 7, after a restless night. My room is small and the bed very uncomfortable, and I had too many beers last night; in a few words, I slept like shit. I take a cold shower, then I lazy around my room smoking weed for a bit and packing my bag before going for a coffee at the restaurant.

The weather is cloudy today, for the first time since we are in Swaziland.

Simon left early in the morning to go meet some contact in a nearby village, and arrange the fields for today. The crew is working on the backup of the material, and reorganizing the GoPros and the cameras.

I take a look around the property, to find out it is not only a hotel, but also a concert venue. There is a huge field, and a massive stage. All around the stage there are sculptures and patios, and woodworks crafted with great attention to the detail.

When I return to the restaurant Arjan is there, making phone calls and checking emails, so I sit with him and enjoy some more coffee.

After about an hour Simon returns, and we get ready to load the cars and check out of the hotel. We drive through Mbabane, the capital city of Swaziland, and we stop at a bank to change some money. The city is fairly small, and not very busy. After refueling the cars we drive on, for another hour or so, until we reach a bridge by a large river.

Our guides suggest a safe spot to leave the cars, and we start walking upstream along the river. There is a clear path and the walk is not too hard; the scenery is awesome, with thick forest and huge rock formations. The crew goes wild shooting the walk and the scenery by the river.

The more we walk the more the path gets narrower, and at one point we are hungry enough to stop for some food. We eat canned tuna and sardines, with some bread and mayo. The river is inviting, and we decide to dive in for a quick swim. There is a flat rock with fast-flowing water, ending in a large pool, and we cannot resist. We slide over and over, it's just too much fun. During one of my wildest slides I lose the GoPro camera that I am carrying on my head, and there's nothing I can do to catch it. We try to dive and look for it, but the current is really strong and the visibility underwater is really low; after 15 minutes we give up. It's gone for good.

Well fed and well refreshed we start walking again, now we are not too far from the area where the fields are located.

It takes about half an hour, and finally we spot a large field. The plants are quite uniform, and very sativa. We are told by the growers that they never had access to high-grade seeds in this area, and that the plants growing are pretty much the same since generations. We are in the presence of the real Swazi landrace. It's a magic moment, we are ecstatic. We take time to collect seeds, and to look at the different phenos present in the field. Overall it is more uniform than anything we saw up to now in Swaziland, with a more lanky and woody pheno and a slightly shorter and more minty one. The smell is not as intense as in the other high-grade fields, but it really smells like an African landrace. These sativas are just in between the Malawi and the Transkei smells, the same way Swaziland sits geographically in the middle of the two places.

Our guides tell us there is another field not far away, just across the river, where the plants are even more uniform and inbred. Sounds good, so we decide to go have a look; but our guides are a little over-enthusiastic and walk away while the camera crew is still busy filming some details of the plants and the buds, so we fall behind. We soon realize that we are lost, so we start shouting through the forest. After a few minutes we regain contact with the locals, and we manage to find a way across the thick bush to regroup. Crossing the river is fast and easy, and in no time we are at the field on the other side. But it is a big disappointment: the police has been there a week earlier, discovered the plants, and decided to cut the water supply off. The fields here are gravity-fed from the river, and if the water-pipes are cut off or diverted the plants have no chance of withstanding the hot sun for longer than a few days.

The result: everything is dead, dried out, rotting away. It's over 1000 large plants, and it's horrible to see. We walk across the field, trying to collect some seeds from the few plants that are still semi-alive. Most of the dead ones are completely dried out and pulverize at touch. We decide not to stay too long because the sun is almost setting and it's gonna be dark soon. We start walking back to reach the cars, but the walk gets slower as the light fades away and by the time we reach them it's pitch dark. We drive away and after an hour we reach a large up-market Lodge, where we decide to spend the night to get some good rest. We all need it after today.

The huts we get are awesome, with great showers, air-conditioning and satellite TV. But I struggle with the wireless network, and we are busy for a while uploading material on Youtube and on the site for our daily update.

Today has been a great day, and tomorrow we are planning to visit more landrace fields, with a new contact: a local school teacher, who is apparently willing to speak on camera for our documentary. We will not have wifi tomorrow night, because we will camp in the bush. If the cellular network is on we will be able to upload some text, but for pics and videos it will be an issue.... we'll see how to solve it. Time to get some sleep, and tonight it's in a comfortable bed.

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