Lower Sabie 29-30th November

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 of the eastern grassland roads. For variation we chose to go south today along the S28 gravel road leading to…

Lower Sabie 28th November

Lower Sabie 28th November

Today is the start of a series of hot days that are forecast to extend into next week. So we are out of the gates at 4.30am into the cool, crisp air with a bright cloudless sky. We are tackling…

Lower Sabie 27th November

Lower Sabie 27th November

Today is our last day of respite from the summer heat as high temperatures are forecast for the next six days. Cheryl has established herself as the team sharpshooter and is placed in pole position in the front passenger seat.…

Lower Sabie 25-26th November

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 now. That is up until this morning. Following a humid night with a light southerly wind, a few rumbles of…

Lower Sabie 23-24th November

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, the previous post that I made for 21-22nd was lost so I am redoing it and hopefully my memory holds…

Lower Sabie 21-22nd November

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, the previous post that I made for 21-22nd was lost so I am redoing it and hopefully my memory holds…

Lower Sabie 20th November

Lower Sabie 20th November

Dear Followers, you may have gathered that this site developed a problem which has now been fixed (25th Nov). However, some of the previous posts that I made were lost so I am redoing them and hopefully my memory holds…

Lower Sabie 19th November

Lower Sabie 19th November

Dear Followers, you may have gathered that this site developed a problem which has now been fixed (25th Nov). However, some of the previous posts that I made were lost so I am redoing them and hopefully my memory holds…

Lower Sabie 17-18th November

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 south in the opposite direction. Today there is a little high cloud but it is still sunny and clear. After…

Lower Sabie 15-16th November

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 in Kyalami. Principally, we wanted to see Warren (youngest son) and wife Naomi before they fly off to Belgium. Warren’s…

Intermission 11th- November

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

Lower Sabie 8-9-10th November

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 eventuate. But a few flickers at 10pm was enough to throw the Vodacom system so that the internet was only…

Lower Sabie 6-7th November

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 were meant to go to Satara for two weeks but what with the drought and having to go home to…

Skukuza 5th November

Skukuza 5th November

A dark, cool morning sees us leave camp a little later at 5.15am. We want to see how our leopard is doing along the H1-2 near the Sand River. Just short of the Sand River bridge we come across a…

Skukuza 3-4th November

Skukuza 3-4th November

Sunday, 3rd We spent a week down at Umhlanga Rocks, just north of Durban, sorting out house matters and preparing for Warren (4th son) and Naomi’s departure for Belgium. It didn’t quite go according to plan as Warren was hospitalised…