From Addo on 21st October, we travelled to Eingedi, Ladybrand in the Freestate for a couple of days and then on to Jo’burg with Dave (2nd son), Steph and family. Tomorrow we are poised to travel to Skukuza and our…
Monday, 19th Today is a day with a difference. It begins in gloomy conditions but I do make contact with some interesting birds in a thicket. You may remember that whilst at Mountain Zebra at the beginning of September, I…
I am up at 4.45am in preparation for an early start. The sky is absolutely clear and the air still and calm. We set out for the gate at 5.20am and in this short time the sky is now completely…
Following my trip south yesterday, I feel that the area around our camp is probably the best in the Park. So when the gates open at 5.30am we head for the lookout spot overlooking the Domkrag dam. Others think liewise…
This morning we are out of the camp gates at 5.30am and make our way around the loop roads fairly close to camp. There are a number of birds that really are prolific here. Of course there are many others…
Today is the first day of the trip where there is a summery feel about it – much to my pleasure. We pack up in warm conditions and leave the lovely Green Fountain Farm caravan park with only the poor…
First of all a big apology about the tardiness of sending out the blog. We are 8Km’s out of town and the coms are so weak and erratic that I have battled continually with the internet. Sunday, 11th Again, our…
Friday, 9th Heavy rain is predicted for today so I seize the little time I have to take a photo of the coastline before the clouds gather. I choose to use today to visit an old university friend (Stu Comline)…
Each morning we have been at Bontebok begins misty and overcast. By 9-10am the sun breaks through. Today we are leaving for Storms River about 400Kms distant but we delay our departure so that I can photograph the Greater Striped…
It seems to be a pattern that each morning begins overcast but clears at about 9-10am – no doubt following all thhe moisture in the atmosphere after the recent rain. A little trivia. Bontebok National is the smallest of SA’s…
You may recall that we travelled to Somerset West from Karoo National on the 23rd September. In Cape Town we spent a delightful time with family – oh how wonderful to be a doting grandparent now. There is the pleasant…