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…

Cape :  Christmas and New Year

Cape : Christmas and New Year

We left you and Kruger on 15th December 2020 and as you may recall not a moment too soon. The heat and drought stricken conditions around Lower Sabie were just too much to bear. From Kruger we travelled to Jo’burg…