Monday, 4th June DAY 18

During the night Renette hears a rustle at the fence and shining a torch finds a civet only meters away.…

Sunday, 3rd June DAY 17

Another chilly night but we set off down the Voortrekker road (H2-2) to Afsaal under a cloudless sky. Two pathetic…

Saturday, 2nd June DAY 16

So warm was it yesterday evening that I was walking around without a shirt on. Amazingly and without any wind,…

Friday, 1st June DAY 14

Well, this morning we are determined to get to the leopard cubs first so we are at the gate at…

Thursday, 31st May DAY 14

We leave Shish at 6am and travel through the grasslands shrouded in wintery, morning mist. This always gives beautiful sunrises…

Wednesday, 30th May DAY 13

We awake early at Shish (Shishingane – Warren’s quarters) and at 6am travel to the Sweni causeway. I’m afraid that…

Tuesday, 29th May DAY 12

In the semi-darkness and together with Warren we drive in the Quantum down to Singita, some 15Km distant. Here we…

Monday, 28th May DAY 11

The internet, or lack of it, at Satara is driving us crazy. We are forced again to travel to Orpen…

Sunday, 27th May DAY 10

So as to get prime position at Nkaya Pan this morning we are up early and (wait for it Jenky…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Tuesday, 22nd May DAY 5

I have noticed something rather strange. Whereas Croc Bridge – Lower Sabie – Biyamithi, the Sand and Sabie rivers are…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Monday, 4th December DAY 20

A dark morning with cloud and a moderate southerly wind. At 4.30am up the Sabie road we go passing two…

Sunday, 3rd December DAY 19

We are fast running out of time at Lower Sabie as we return home on Tuesday. Before we go, we…