Photos of Shingwedzi Camp from my library Saturday, 28th February – Shingwedzi Another 28mm of rain falls during the night and I leave camp at 6am. Immediately, I am aware that the river next to the camp is angry. It…
Thursday Afternoon, 25th Shingwedzi is the most beautiful of camps spread out amongst the Mopane and Palm trees, At midday word has it that a European Nightjar is roosting in a tree outside Chalet 46. I hasten there and who…
Wednesday, 24th Whilst I have the opportunity I would like to get to Shingwedzi, some 180Km north of Satara. But first it is a lovely, misty, golden morning – too good to waste travelling with the caravan. So, I shoot…
Monday, 22nd It is blustery and raining as I join the gate queue at a gloomy 5.30am. The Satara faithful are undeterred by the weather and a long stream of car lights pass through the gates. But photography is my…
Saturday, 20th As planned, I set off to Lake Panic at 5.30am in partly cloudy, cool conditions. You will remember that when I last visited here two weeks ago I found it choked with grass and very little water. Since…
One is lulled into a false sense of security here weatherwise. Last evening’s perfect light gave no indication that this morning would be any different. At 5.30am I am the only vehicle at the gate but noting an ominous bank…
Again, my apologies for the break in comms. I have never had such a disjointed Kruger trip before. Flooding has closed off many of the gravel roads, many days have been rained out all together, IT problems and I have…
First of all, apologies for the sudden silence from me. You may remember the mysterious disappearance of my January blog which was followed by the malfunctioning of the post notification to you. I had a message from my site admin…
What a strange time in Kruger. Few tourists, flooding rivers, roads opening, roads closing, days of rain and days of sunshine. Somehow we just cannot seem to settle into a routine. Monday, 1st Today is a lovely day for Lake…