Bergendal-Satara 30-31st May

Bergendal-Satara 30-31st May

Thursday, 30th May With Werner and Noleen aboard, we are down the tar S110 to the H3, up again over the Matjulu bridge and right onto the S114 gravel road. We meet the sunrise just before we reach our destination,…

Bergendal 29th May

Bergendal 29th May

Wednesday, 29th May After 8pm last night a gunshot rings out close by and I speculate that the ranger is dealing with a troublesome hyena. However, this morning we are told that they were firing off a round so as…

Bergendal 27-28th May

Bergendal 27-28th May

Monday, 27th May Road options are limited at Bergendal so today we are again down the S110 tarred road and again having coffee on the Matjulu Bridge on the H3. To our right the sun rises through the trees………… To…

Bergendal 25-26th May

Bergendal 25-26th May

Saturday, 25th May It is heavily overcast as we take off from the camp gates at 6am down the tarred S110 to the H3. We sit on the Matjulu bridge for our customary coffee but the heavy day traffic from…

Skukuza 23-24th May

Skukuza 23-24th May

Thursday, 23rd May The sun rises through a hazy sky as we sip coffee on the high level bridge over the Sabie River. Thereafter we drift down the S30 Salietjie road which is particularly beautiful this morning, bathed in golden…

Skukuza 21-22nd May

Skukuza 21-22nd May

Tuesday, 21st May Chris and Renette are with us on a flying visit – in more ways than one. Today they must be at the Skukuza airport at 10.20am, so in order to broaden their Kruger experience – Lake Panic…

Skukuza 19-20th May

Skukuza 19-20th May

Sunday, 19th May Yesterday afternoon after we duly collect Chris and Renette Denny from the airport and after they have settled into their chalet, we go to enjoy coffee atop the domed koppie that is Granokop – some 15Km west…

Skukuza 17-18th May

Skukuza 17-18th May

Friday, 17th May I omitted last night to tell you that returning to camp we came across two cheetah near the gates but in such poor light that I couldn’t photograph them. Word has it in the campsite that the…

Satara 15-16th May

Satara 15-16th May

Wednesday, 15th May Unusually, there is a little cloud in the sky this morning as we head north up the tar towards the S90 gravel road heading east towards Gudzani. There are also the odd mist patches in the hollows…

Satara 14th May

Satara 14th May

Tuesday, 14th May After bidding farewell to Roley and Verona, Renette and I wisely avoid the ‘lion kill’ Sweni S126 road and rather move down the Nwanetsi S100 river road. With most of the early morning traffic diverted to Sweni,…

Satara 12-13th May

Satara 12-13th May

Sunday, 12th May The nights are now chilly and today dawns misty as we make our way down the S100 Nwanetsi river road. We really crawl down this lovely road with very few other cars about. Verona spots a Lizard…

Satara 11th May

Satara 11th May

Saturday, 11th May Roley and Verona (Renette’s cousin) have joined us from Howick and this morning the four of us set off along the Sweni S126 road with a partly cloudy sky. We enjoy the usual sights and have coffee…

Satara 9-10th May

Satara 9-10th May

Thursday, 9th May Today we head north along the main road and then after 7Km’s, cut across east along the S90 “Old Main Road”. The lily covered pond at Mavumbye is fast shrinking and I fear that by October it…

Satara – Home 5-8th May

Satara – Home 5-8th May

Sunday, 5th May Dear bloggers, I apologise for the sudden break in my daily reports. I had to return home to Ballito rather unexpectedly to tend to a number of matters but returned to Satara this afternoon, Wednesday, 8th May.…

Satara 4th May

Satara 4th May

Saturday, 4th May Another clear May day although it is forecast to be a pre-frontal 35 degree hotty. Of course we head straight for our favourite Sweni Road S126 and despite the camp being full, no one at all follows…

Lower Sabie 2-3rd May

Lower Sabie 2-3rd May

Thursday, 2nd May A thick mist greets the day so I leave Sunset Dam and continue to Nwatimhiri S21. It does not take long for the rising sun to burn away the mist leaving the most beautiful meander along this,…

Lower Sabie 1st May

Lower Sabie 1st May

Wednesday, 1st May Today breaks bright, clear and still – perfect for Sunset Dam. So at 6.18am I am set up and my two targets are already perched in the large dead tree to the right. I would dearly like…