Saturday, 22nd September   DAY 3

Saturday, 22nd September   DAY 3 We are up with the sun and after our condensed milk coffee we quickly have everything…

Kruger memories and thoughts

Kruger Park, as they say, is bred into one. This certainly has been the case with me. I grew up…

How we do Kruger

In days gone by we would travel around all day – first out of the gates at dawn and last…

Friday, 21st September   DAY 2

Friday, 21st September   DAY 2 We leave Dave’s home in the dark at 5.30am and head westward to Lephalale (Ellisras). The…

Thursday, 20th September   DAY 1

Thursday, 20th September   DAY 1 Dark, wet, windy and cold, Renette drops me off at Dudley’s house at 4.45am. We…

Wednesday, 29th August DAY 12

We know that the Nwatimhiri road (S21) is dry and corrugated but such is its beauty that we dare not…

Tuesday, 28th August DAY 11

The Salietjie road (S30) has disappointed in the last few years but its beauty still remains a drawcard. So at…

Monday, 27th August DAY 10

The wind has abated and the sky is fairly clear as we leave camp at 6am. Our petrol is low…

Sunday, 26th August DAY 9

This is our last day at Pretoriuskop as we move to Lower Sabie where we meet up with our second…

Saturday, 25th August DAY 8

The sky clears during the night and the temperature drops rapidly. True to of the laid-back ways of Pretoriuskop, there…

Friday, 24th August DAY 7

Last night I had no sooner posted my diary than thunder began to growl in the south and soon rain…

Thursday, 23rd August DAY 6

Today we move to Pretoriuskop but first we want to enjoy the early morning light. So we are at the…