Saturday, 2nd December DAY 18

One of the great joys of Lower Sabie is to sit at sunrise at Sunset Dam and watch the goings…

Friday, 1st December DAY 17

We are at the gate at 4.25am and it is already open and the cars gone. We turn right for…

Thursday, 30th November DAY 16

Our visit to Lower Sabie somehow just has not got going. With the weak internet in camp we must go…

Wednesday, 29th November DAY 15

We wish to get a good campsite at Lower Sabie so as soon as it is light, we quickly pack…

Tuesday, 28th November DAY 14

Biyamithi weir is one of those places one can go to every day and never tire of it – such…

Monday, 27th November DAY 13

A heavy deluge of rain at 3.30am awakens me. With a cold south wind blowing as well, we decide to…

Sunday, 26th November DAY 12

We leave at 4.30am, bound for our favourite – the Biyamithi weir (S114). There is fairly thick cloud after the…

Saturday, 25th DAY 11

Rain starts drumming on the caravan during the night. Like a Charlie, I forgot to put up the rain gauge…

Friday, 24th November DAY 10

It is dull and overcast as we set out at 4.20am, this time for a destination that we have not…

Thursday, 23rd November DAY 9

It is dark, windy and drizzly when we wake so when it becomes light enough, we break camp and begin…

Wednesday, 22nd November DAY 8

We are heading for Satara today but decide to first go down the Salietjie Road (S30) next to the Sabie…

Tuesday, 21st November DAY 7

The lure of the Biyamithi Weir is calling and because this is our last day at Skukuza, we are going…

Monday, 20th November DAY 6

After my dull and cloudy day at Lake Panic on Saturday, I decide to give it another try today which…

Sunday, 19th November DAY 5

Usually we travel on to Satara after Skukuza so with the caravan, we never seem to do the route to…

Saturday, 18th November DAY 4

yr.no predicts a clear still day – perfect for Lake Panic. Renette understandably elects to stay in bed whilst I…

Friday, 17th November DAY 3

4.30am is quite a mission for some so we are third out of four when we arrive at the gate…

Thursday, 16th November DAY 2

Today we have arranged to meet Jenky and Chane down at the Lower Sabie Mugg & Bean for breakfast at…

Wednesday, 15th November DAY 1

Lower Sabies The period 15th November to 20th December must be one of my favourite times over the summer rainfall area of…