Namutomi Sunday, 14th The road between Halali and Namutoni improves as we move eastward and sometimes it runs along the very edge of the pan. It is apparent how much more rain this eastern section of the…
Halali Camp I omitted in Part 1 to mention the fellow tourists at Etosha. They were almost all Europeans with very few locals about. And the way they tour is to hire a camper bakkie with a tent on the…
Cape – Okaukuejo To find someone compatible to enjoy bird photography with, is mighty difficult. I am therefore most fortunate to have as a brother-in-law, Steven, Renette’s brother. Some of you may remember that a year ago we visited Kgalagadi…
26th October I have a very good friend here in Somerset West who I have known now for about 30 years. Chris Denny is the most generous person that I have ever met and out of the blue…
Again, those Kruger fans for whom our recent UK trip holds no interest, please move on. Now that our third son, Gareth, is permanently living in England, we have organised ten year UK visas for ourselves. Which literally means that…
Tuesday, 22nd August This is our last afternoon and again we choose to go out to the Muntshe area along the H10. On the river bridge we are told that there are Wild Dogs nearby…
Sunday, 20th Today is warm at 32°C and one can really feel the changeover of the seasons. We go out at 4pm and quietly go up the Sabie H4-1 road. Something is always on the go along this road.…
Saturday, 19th After yesterday’s drama I suppose that we cannot expect much but with hawk-eyed David and Warren aboard, anything can happen. We take off at 6am on a dark, overcast morning and head straight down…
Wednesday, 16th For our afternoon drive we head north up the H10 Tshokwane road to Muntshe Mountain. The road skirts the western slopes of the mountain and with the Mnondozi stream on the left, this route is both…
Monday, 14th August Afternoon With the temperature rising to 32C today, we head for Mlondozi Dam at 4pm. Approaching our destination we come across this handsome Black Shouldered Kite. We enjoy our coffee at this lovely spot perched on a…
Thursday, 10th A light south wind has brought up some cloud but no rain. A good Skukuza/Lower Sabie tactic is to travel the wonderful H4-1 Sabie river road early in the morning before the traffic builds up. …
The erratic Lower Sabie Internet has really been a problem. I find that at 3am this morning it is finally working for the first time in days. So here goes. Monday, 7th August This morning begins badly as I discover…
Wednesday, 2nd Today we move back into our caravan after twelve pleasant days in chalets. We clear our Skukuza hut early and travel steadily down the Sabie H4-1 road reaching Lower Sabie by 9am. After settling in, this afternoon…
Sunday, 30th July. Although we are going to miss Satara, we look forward too to Skukuza with its very strong attractions. We travel rapidly southward stopping only at Tshokwane. But the food queue is so long that we push…
Wednesday, 26th July After lunch at the excellent Cattle Baron restaurant, we book into our hut and catch our breath. It is good to be back at Satara again which although large, lacks the hustle…
Shingwedzi Restcamp has a lovely feel to it. It is spacious with mostly mopane and palm trees scattered about whilst Impala lilies and aloes give colour to the camp. One of the attractions of camping is meeting up with like-minded…
Friday, 21st July It is raining lightly and windy as we lock up and prepare the caravan for Werner and Noleen who will arrive later today. Shingwedzi in the far north of the Park and is 275Km distant…
Lower Sabie, Tuesday, 18th July How wonderful to be back in the Park after such a long absence. As we travel towards Lower Sabie the effects of the wet summer is everywhere apparent. The grass cover is thick although now…
With a series of cold fronts ready to sweep over the Cape, on 10th June 2023 we make a timely retreat towards the warmer, eastern side of the country. We are first going to spend a month at Ballito on…