Skukuza 20-21st FebruaryFebruary 2020

Skukuza 20-21st February

Thursday, 20th I never thought that I would say this. Skukuza is becoming one of my favourite camps in Kruger.…

Skukuza 18-19th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Skukuza 18-19th February

Tueday, 18th Skukuza often is our place where we get on with doing our domestic chores. Today I take off…

Skukuza 16-17th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Skukuza 16-17th February

Sunday, 16th The air is dead still as I arrive first at the gate at 5am. The sky is bright…

Satara-Skukuza 14-15th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara-Skukuza 14-15th February

Friday 14th I join the queue out of the gate at 5.30am on the first cloud free day for weeks.…

Satara 11-12-13th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 11-12-13th February

Tuesday, 11th I am afraid that these weather conditions are not conducive to interesting blogs. This morning I am dutifully…

Satara 9-10th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 9-10th February

Sunday,9th Something unusual today. I am going to take the H7 road west out to Orpen with the rising sun…

Satara 7-8th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 7-8th February

Friday, 7th The south wind arrives during the night accompanied by distant thunder and lightning. Every night “load shedding” strikes…

Satara 5-6th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 5-6th February

Wednesday, 5th Today is going to be different. Son, Warren, has returned from Europe so Renette is going to fly…

Satara 3-4th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 3-4th February

Monday, 3rd No prizes for guessing which road we are taking this morning. Satara means the S126 Sweni Road. We…

Shingwedzi-Satara 2nd FebruaryFebruary 2020

Shingwedzi-Satara 2nd February

Sunday Yesterday evening we trundle down to Kanniedood Dam along the S50 but the wilted vegetation and baked ground make…

Shingwedzi 31-1st FebruaryFebruary 2020

Shingwedzi 31-1st February

Friday Today is the last day of the 4.30am early morning gate opening time. So we seize the chance to…

Punda-Shingwidzi 29-30th JanuaryJanuary 2020

Punda-Shingwidzi 29-30th January

Wednesday Today is our last day at Punda and being clear and sunny we head again to the Klopperfontein water…

Punda Maria 27-28th JanuaryJanuary 2020

Punda Maria 27-28th January

Monday So much did we enjoy yesterday’s drive that we are going to repeat it today. Two other cars are…

Punda Maria 26th JanuaryJanuary 2020

Punda Maria 26th January

Sunday Rather like fishing, Kruger is a lot about tactics – with a good bit of luck thrown in. When,…

Punda Maria 25th JanuaryJanuary 2020

Punda Maria 25th January

Saturday After our slow start at Punda, I settled down to resurrect my blog last night. I was horrified to…

Punda Historic SnippetsJanuary 2020

Punda Historic Snippets

Punda Maria – A Brief History In 1903 the area between the Luvuvhu and Letaba River was proclaimed as a…

Punda Maria 22-24th JanuaryJanuary 2020

Punda Maria 22-24th January

Wednesday, 22nd Filled with anticipation, we head north from Jo’burg along the N1. A bad bout of flu is not…

Skukuza 7th DecemberDecember 2019

Skukuza 7th December

Today marks a momentous day for us. We have spent close on 7 months in Kruger during 2019 and tomorrow…

Skukuza 4-5-6th DecemberDecember 2019

Skukuza 4-5-6th December

Wednesday, 4th Yesterday was over 40 degrees but the south wind in the evening ushered in cool air – to…

Skukuza 3rd DecemberDecember 2019

Skukuza 3rd December

Our visitors, Marion, Cheryl and Colleen leave after their eight day visit and return to Jo’burg today. Now, it is…