Saturday, 26th May DAY 9

The wintery mist is hanging thickly in the hollows this morning as we head for Sweni (S126). A car stops ahead of us on the tar and says that a leopard has just crossed over. On Sweni we begin with coffee…

Friday, 25th May DAY 8

Warren is again going to be at the airstrip at 10am but…. I now urgently need the internet. So we are heading for Orpen Gate where apparently there are good comms. So with an unfortunate time constraint we move at…

Thursday, 24th May DAY 7

It is a beautifully still, clear morning and the tactic today is to let the pack blaze ahead down the S100 Nwanetsi while we sedately follow behind. So as we join the river we stop to watch the sun break…

Wednesday, 23rd May DAY 6

We have a meeting today with Warren at the Satara airstrip at 9.30am so we decide to do a quick circuit – northward up the tar (H1-4) for 7Km’s and then cut across east (S90) to Gudzani and then back…

Tuesday, 22nd May DAY 5

I have noticed something rather strange. Whereas Croc Bridge – Lower Sabie – Biyamithi, the Sand and Sabie rivers are full of water, and although the veld around Skukuza is well grassed, the pans and streams here are empty. So…

Monday, 21st May DAY 4

Monday, 21st May Grey and overcast we are headed to Salietjie (S30) today. The problem in winter is that the 6am gate opening time is too easy for everyone. We arrive a couple of minutes before and the queue stretches…

Sunday, 20th May DAY 3

Despite the clear sky last night, rain again begins drumming on the roof of the caravan in the early hours. By the time I get up at 5.20am, the sky is clear again. Today we head for the Paul Kruger…

Saturday, 19th May DAY 2

Early morning rain (10mm) means we are a little late in leaving camp at 6.20am. We are heading for the Biyamithi Weir (S114). Crisp and fresh after the rain prospects are looking good but the clouds thicken and by the…

Friday, 18th May DAY 1

Well this is a new one. Yesterday I bring the caravan to our rather cramped simplex in Simbithi and after packing it, find that the street is too narrow to turn so I must reverse it in the dark. I…