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…

Skukuza 1-2nd DecemberDecember 2019

Skukuza 1-2nd December

Sunday, 1st Mercifully a south wind begins blowing in the early hours and the searing temperatures plummet. We have been…

Lower Sabie 29-30th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 29-30th November

Friday, 29th Both Colleen and Cheryl want to see a cheetah but quite honestly one can see them on any…

Lower Sabie 28th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 28th November

Today is the start of a series of hot days that are forecast to extend into next week. So we…

Lower Sabie 27th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 27th November

Today is our last day of respite from the summer heat as high temperatures are forecast for the next six…

Lower Sabie 25-26th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 25-26th November

Although it has been good to have had the odd sprinkle of rain lately, nothing substantial has fallen up until…

Lower Sabie 23-24th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 23-24th November

Dear Followers, you may have gathered that this site developed a problem which has now been fixed (25th Nov). However,…

Lower Sabie 21-22nd NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 21-22nd November

Dear Followers, you may have gathered that this site developed a problem which has now been fixed (25th Nov). However,…

Lower Sabie 20th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 20th November

Dear Followers, you may have gathered that this site developed a problem which has now been fixed (25th Nov). However,…

Lower Sabie 19th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 19th November

Dear Followers, you may have gathered that this site developed a problem which has now been fixed (25th Nov). However,…

Lower Sabie 17-18th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 17-18th November

Sunday, 17th Another early start and we go up the river road (H4-1) whilst all the other early risers go…

Lower Sabie 15-16th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 15-16th November

Friday, 15th We have spent a few days in Johannesburg tending to family matters whilst staying with David and Steph…

Intermission 11th- November

Apologies folks, we are at present in Johannesburg which was a little unplanned. I will be back on air as…

Lower Sabie 8-9-10th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 8-9-10th November

Friday, 8th Last night, load-shedding was due to take place from 10pm – 5am this morning but fortunately did not…

Lower Sabie 6-7th NovemberNovember 2019

Lower Sabie 6-7th November

Wednesday, 6th After arriving at Skukuza on 13th October, we finally take our leave today. You may remember that we…

Skukuza 5th NovemberNovember 2019

Skukuza 5th November

A dark, cool morning sees us leave camp a little later at 5.15am. We want to see how our leopard…