Mountain Zebra 3rd SeptemberSeptember 2020

Mountain Zebra 3rd September

After last night’s wild deluge and wind, this morning breaks still, clear and cold as I spend some time removing…

Eingedi 1-2nd SeptemberSeptember 2020

Eingedi 1-2nd September

We left Kruger on 10th March little anticipating what chaos the world would shortly plunge into. SA’s harsh ‘lockdown’ caught…

Lower Sabie 8-9th MarchMarch 2020

Lower Sabie 8-9th March

Sunday. 8th You may remember that we enjoyed time at that pond 20 odd km’s along the Ntwatimhiri S21 road…

Lower Sabie 7th MarchMarch 2020

Lower Sabie 7th March

Saturday. 7th Bob’s “trail cam” tells us that our late night hyena is still doing his rounds. So despite their…

Lower Sabie 5-6th MarchMarch 2020

Lower Sabie 5-6th March

Thursday, 5th I put the video of the night prowling hyena on my photographic Facebook page (richardgrantphotographysa) and the response…

Lower Sabie 3-4th MarchMarch 2020

Lower Sabie 3-4th March

Tuesday, 3rd Bob, our camping neighbour, kindly rigged up his “trail cam” and after some scuffling in the night we…

Lower Sabie 1-2nd MarchMarch 2020

Lower Sabie 1-2nd March

Sunday, 1st Crash goes our crockery at 3.50am as a suspected hyena pulls the tray of plates and glasses off…

Lower Sabie 28-29th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Lower Sabie 28-29th February

Friday, 28th This is the last day that the Crowther’s will be spending with us. So on a cool, misty…

Lower Sabie 26-27th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Lower Sabie 26-27th February

Wednesday 26th The rains are well and truly over with and the skies are bright and clear. For February, though,…

Lower Sabie 23-24-25th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Lower Sabie 23-24-25th February

Sunday, 23rd Light rain begins falling during the night and I tilt the caravan and awning to maximize runoff. It…

Lower Sabie 22nd FebruaryFebruary 2020

Lower Sabie 22nd February

Saturday, 22nd At first light we are busy packing for Lower Sabie. We have so enjoyed Skukuza with its easy…

Skukuza 20-21st FebruaryFebruary 2020

Skukuza 20-21st February

Thursday, 20th I never thought that I would say this. Skukuza is becoming one of my favourite camps in Kruger.…

Skukuza 18-19th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Skukuza 18-19th February

Tueday, 18th Skukuza often is our place where we get on with doing our domestic chores. Today I take off…

Skukuza 16-17th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Skukuza 16-17th February

Sunday, 16th The air is dead still as I arrive first at the gate at 5am. The sky is bright…

Satara-Skukuza 14-15th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara-Skukuza 14-15th February

Friday 14th I join the queue out of the gate at 5.30am on the first cloud free day for weeks.…

Satara 11-12-13th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 11-12-13th February

Tuesday, 11th I am afraid that these weather conditions are not conducive to interesting blogs. This morning I am dutifully…

Satara 9-10th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 9-10th February

Sunday,9th Something unusual today. I am going to take the H7 road west out to Orpen with the rising sun…

Satara 7-8th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 7-8th February

Friday, 7th The south wind arrives during the night accompanied by distant thunder and lightning. Every night “load shedding” strikes…

Satara 5-6th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 5-6th February

Wednesday, 5th Today is going to be different. Son, Warren, has returned from Europe so Renette is going to fly…

Satara 3-4th FebruaryFebruary 2020

Satara 3-4th February

Monday, 3rd No prizes for guessing which road we are taking this morning. Satara means the S126 Sweni Road. We…