Satara 31st August

The Day of the Leopard This morning I choose to go down the S100 river road, not because of yesterday’s leopard, but rather because of the weather. Clear and bright with a drift from the north to clear the dust.…

Skukuza Satara 27-30th August

Skukuza Satara 27-30th August

Apologies for the late report. Satara has now a reputation for having either weak or non-existent coms – especially over the weekend when no one is on hand to correct it. Friday, 27th On another bright and hazy day, which…

Skukuza 25-26th August

Skukuza 25-26th August

Wednesday, 25th Biyamithi calls so at 6am we are out the gates travelling west along the H1-1 and then turn down the main H3 road towards Malelane. The sky is hazy but cloudless making for really golden early morning light.…

Skukuza 23-24th August

Skukuza 23-24th August

Monday, 23rd High cloud and calm weather greets me as I exit camp at 6am. I cross the Sabie and Sand Rivers and take the Maroela Loop S83 and then push on to Salitje S30. I fear that this blog…

Skukuza 20-21-22nd August

Skukuza 20-21-22nd August

The following three days are similarly quiet with a chilly, south wind blowing. These conditions are not conducive to good photography (or game viewing) and I have drawn from my library of photos to illustrate sightings. Friday, 20th After the…

Skukuza 19th

Skukuza 19th

Such are the laidback ways of the Skukuza faithful, that when I arrive at the gate at 5.45am, I am first in line. At Satara I would have had ten cars ahead of me. I set off at a brisk…

Satara-Skukuza 7-18th

Satara-Skukuza 7-18th

Much has happened since I last left Kruger on 1st March 2021. Joining Renette in Johannesburg, we made our way to Somerset West in the Cape. To cut a rather long story short, we both had full knee replacements done…