Our visit to Lower Sabie somehow just has not got going. With the weak internet in camp we must go to Komatipoort today to finalise our Simbithi move and do some grocery shopping. But first I leave Renette to get…
We wish to get a good campsite at Lower Sabie so as soon as it is light, we quickly pack up camp, hook up the caravan and off we go down the Sabie River road (H4-1). Coffee on the high…
Biyamithi weir is one of those places one can go to every day and never tire of it – such is its beauty. Today is our last day at Skukuza so, with a clear sky, we are heading there. At…
A heavy deluge of rain at 3.30am awakens me. With a cold south wind blowing as well, we decide to stay in this dark morning. After tending to my internet requirements, we take off at 9.30am down the Sabie river…
We leave at 4.30am, bound for our favourite – the Biyamithi weir (S114). There is fairly thick cloud after the rain but it does show signs of breaking. After seeing more hyena we reach the weir just as the clouds…
Rain starts drumming on the caravan during the night. Like a Charlie, I forgot to put up the rain gauge but as an estimate we probably had about 20mm. At 5.30am there is a little respite so we set out…
It is dull and overcast as we set out at 4.20am, this time for a destination that we have not visited for some years – Mpondo Dam (S114/H5). At the Renosters drinking trough we find a male lion in the…
It is dark, windy and drizzly when we wake so when it becomes light enough, we break camp and begin the trip back to Skukuza (H1-3). All goes without incident but at the turnoff to Leeupan, some lions are lying…
We are heading for Satara today but decide to first go down the Salietjie Road (S30) next to the Sabie River. First out the gate at 4.30am, we first coffee on the high-level bridge over the river before beginning a…
The lure of the Biyamithi Weir is calling and because this is our last day at Skukuza, we are going to make the most of it. First again at the gate at 4.25am, we set out in still, clear weather…
After my dull and cloudy day at Lake Panic on Saturday, I decide to give it another try today which is bright and sunny. So at 4.45am I enter the desolate hide and settle down to enjoy this most beautiful…
Usually we travel on to Satara after Skukuza so with the caravan, we never seem to do the route to Tshokwane any justice. Today we are going to follow this road now at leisure. We are at the gate at…
yr.no predicts a clear still day – perfect for Lake Panic. Renette understandably elects to stay in bed whilst I head off at 4.30am (S42). However, the high cloud thickens and yr.no has got it wrong as the morning turns…
4.30am is quite a mission for some so we are third out of four when we arrive at the gate five minutes before opening time. The sky is quite clear to the east so we decide to go down to…
Today we have arranged to meet Jenky and Chane down at the Lower Sabie Mugg & Bean for breakfast at 9am. The rain certainly has been general and all the way down there is evidence of water gushing over the…
Lower Sabies The period 15th November to 20th December must be one of my favourite times over the summer rainfall area of southern Africa. The heat has not begun in earnest, the rains have begun to fall and the migratory birds are…