Bergendal 7th OctoberOctober 2019

Bergendal 7th October

Camp gates open at 5.30am in October which almost coincides with sunrise. Today the gate guard has used his initiative…

Bergendal 6th OctoberOctober 2019

Bergendal 6th October

6th October After spending almost five months in Kruger earlier in the year we left in June and I have…

Kruger 2019 SummaryJune 2019

Kruger 2019 Summary

20th January – 7th June 2019 This trip has been the realisation of a dream and right at the outset…

Home 7th JuneJune 2019

Home 7th June

Friday, 7th June Our booking was to be until the 16th June ending off at Lower Sabie. For a number…

Satara 5-6th JuneJune 2019

Satara 5-6th June

Wednesday, 5th June This being their last day, Werner and Noleen have chosen to travel the beautiful Sweni S126 road.…

Satara 3-4th JuneJune 2019

Satara 3-4th June

Monday, 3rd June Another typically June day sees us heading north at 6am up the H1-4 on our way to…

Satara 1-2nd JuneJune 2019

Satara 1-2nd June

Saturday, 1st June This morning after a chilly night, we set off from the gates at 6am and in the…

Bergendal-Satara 30-31st MayMay 2019

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…

Bergendal 29th MayMay 2019

Bergendal 29th May

Wednesday, 29th May After 8pm last night a gunshot rings out close by and I speculate that the ranger is…

Bergendal 27-28th MayMay 2019

Bergendal 27-28th May

Monday, 27th May Road options are limited at Bergendal so today we are again down the S110 tarred road and…

Bergendal 25-26th MayMay 2019

Bergendal 25-26th May

Saturday, 25th May It is heavily overcast as we take off from the camp gates at 6am down the tarred…

Skukuza 23-24th MayMay 2019

Skukuza 23-24th May

Thursday, 23rd May The sun rises through a hazy sky as we sip coffee on the high level bridge over…

Skukuza 21-22nd MayMay 2019

Skukuza 21-22nd May

Tuesday, 21st May Chris and Renette are with us on a flying visit – in more ways than one. Today…

Skukuza 19-20th MayMay 2019

Skukuza 19-20th May

Sunday, 19th May Yesterday afternoon after we duly collect Chris and Renette Denny from the airport and after they have…

Skukuza 17-18th MayMay 2019

Skukuza 17-18th May

Friday, 17th May I omitted last night to tell you that returning to camp we came across two cheetah near…

Satara 15-16th MayMay 2019

Satara 15-16th May

Wednesday, 15th May Unusually, there is a little cloud in the sky this morning as we head north up the…

Satara 14th MayMay 2019

Satara 14th May

Tuesday, 14th May After bidding farewell to Roley and Verona, Renette and I wisely avoid the ‘lion kill’ Sweni S126…

Satara 12-13th MayMay 2019

Satara 12-13th May

Sunday, 12th May The nights are now chilly and today dawns misty as we make our way down the S100…

Satara 11th MayMay 2019

Satara 11th May

Saturday, 11th May Roley and Verona (Renette’s cousin) have joined us from Howick and this morning the four of us…

Satara 9-10th MayMay 2019

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…