The Day of the Leopard This morning I choose to go down the S100 river road, not because of yesterday’s leopard, but rather because of the weather. Clear and bright with a drift from the north to clear the dust.…
Apologies for the late report. Satara has now a reputation for having either weak or non-existent coms – especially over the weekend when no one is on hand to correct it. Friday, 27th On another bright and hazy day, which…
Wednesday, 25th Biyamithi calls so at 6am we are out the gates travelling west along the H1-1 and then turn down the main H3 road towards Malelane. The sky is hazy but cloudless making for really golden early morning light.…
Monday, 23rd High cloud and calm weather greets me as I exit camp at 6am. I cross the Sabie and Sand Rivers and take the Maroela Loop S83 and then push on to Salitje S30. I fear that this blog…
The following three days are similarly quiet with a chilly, south wind blowing. These conditions are not conducive to good photography (or game viewing) and I have drawn from my library of photos to illustrate sightings. Friday, 20th After the…
Such are the laidback ways of the Skukuza faithful, that when I arrive at the gate at 5.45am, I am first in line. At Satara I would have had ten cars ahead of me. I set off at a brisk…
Much has happened since I last left Kruger on 1st March 2021. Joining Renette in Johannesburg, we made our way to Somerset West in the Cape. To cut a rather long story short, we both had full knee replacements done…