Skukuza 21-22nd Dec

Fri 21st Dec It is lovely to have cool weather again. As we wind down to the end of our trip we prefer to give the drought stricken areas a miss and just concentrate on our favourite Salietjie S30 road.…

Skukuza Museum

Snippets of Kruger History Prompted by my interesting visit to the Skukuza Museum this morning, I thought that you may enjoy some snippets that caught my eye. James Stevenson-Hamilton (S-H) originally came to SA with the British army after the…

Skukuza 19-20th Dec

Wed 19th Dec That great camp Satara which is usually our favourite has not been at its best. With no sizeable rivers in the area heat and drought restrict one’s options and so we are pleased to pack up and…

Satara-Sweni 17-18th Dec

Mon 17th Dec We meet Gareth and Sarah at the gate at 4.20am and bid them our fond farewells. They have both been absolute stars on the trip and we wish them safe travels on their way back to Ballito.…

Satara 15-16th Dec

Satara Sat 15th Dec The rain clouds have disappeared completely as we make our way southward to our favourite Sweni Road (S126). We pause for coffee at the start of the road waiting for the sun to rise at 4.55am,…

Lower Sabie 13-14th Dec

Lower Sabie Thurs 13th Dec Today is our last day at Lower Sabie before moving to Satara tomorrow. We are third in line today and, oh dear, both lead cars are heading, like us, to Salietjie. We just let them…

Lower Sabie 11-12th Dec

Lower Sabie Tue 11th Dec One cannot stay at Lower Sabie and not travel the beautiful Nwatimhiri road (S21). The rain has stopped and even though the cold south wind is still blowing, the cloud is high and we head…

Lower Sabie 9-10th Dec

Lower Sabie Sun 9th Dec With a bit of a drizzly start we let Gareth and Sarah catch their breath and we leave camp at 5.15am. After the heat of the past month today is a dream. A cool but…

Lower Sabie 7 – 8th Dec

Lower Sabie Fri 7th Dec Given the drought we are loathe to venture away from the Sabie River. So at 4,30am we leave the camp gates and wander up the river road to the Lullaby Rocks (Lubyelubye) where we have…

Bergendal – Lower Sabie Thu 6th Dec

Bergendal – Lower Sabie Thurs 6th Dec Yesterday evening was dark and thundery with large storms to the north. For our final drive at Bergendal we go out to the Matjulu water point noting the flooded streambeds from Tuesday evening’s…

Biyamithi Wed 5th December

Biyamithi Wednesday 5th December 1Km out of the gate at 4.30am and a tour bakkie alerts us to a leopard and cub walking some 80m off the road. It is too dark and far and they quickly disappear anyway. We…

Bergendal Dec 2018

Kruger Park – Caravanning with Renette and myself  5 Nights Bergendal, 8 nights Lower Sabie and 9 nights Satara.  1st – 23rd December 2018. Early December is a favourite time for us to travel in Southern Africa. The rains have…