Shingwedzi 26th February

Shingwedzi 26th February

Thursday Afternoon, 25th Shingwedzi is the most beautiful of camps spread out amongst the Mopane and Palm trees, At midday word has it that a European Nightjar is roosting in a tree outside Chalet 46. I hasten there and who…

Shingwedzi 24-25th February

Shingwedzi 24-25th February

Wednesday, 24th Whilst I have the opportunity I would like to get to Shingwedzi, some 180Km north of Satara. But first it is a lovely, misty, golden morning – too good to waste travelling with the caravan. So, I shoot…

Satara 22-23rd February

Satara 22-23rd February

Monday, 22nd It is blustery and raining as I join the gate queue at a gloomy 5.30am. The Satara faithful are undeterred by the weather and a long stream of car lights pass through the gates. But photography is my…

Satara 20-21st February

Satara 20-21st February

Saturday, 20th As planned, I set off to Lake Panic at 5.30am in partly cloudy, cool conditions. You will remember that when I last visited here two weeks ago I found it choked with grass and very little water. Since…

Skukuza 19th February

Skukuza 19th February

One is lulled into a false sense of security here weatherwise. Last evening’s perfect light gave no indication that this morning would be any different. At 5.30am I am the only vehicle at the gate but noting an ominous bank…

Skukuza 9-18th February

Skukuza 9-18th February

Again, my apologies for the break in comms. I have never had such a disjointed Kruger trip before. Flooding has closed off many of the gravel roads, many days have been rained out all together, IT problems and I have…

Skukuza 5-8th February

Skukuza 5-8th February

First of all, apologies for the sudden silence from me. You may remember the mysterious disappearance of my January blog which was followed by the malfunctioning of the post notification to you. I had a message from my site admin…

Skukuza 1- 4th February

Skukuza 1- 4th February

What a strange time in Kruger. Few tourists, flooding rivers, roads opening, roads closing, days of rain and days of sunshine. Somehow we just cannot seem to settle into a routine. Monday, 1st Today is a lovely day for Lake…