Satara 22-23rd FebruaryFebruary 2021

Satara 22-23rd February

Monday, 22nd It is blustery and raining as I join the gate queue at a gloomy 5.30am. The Satara faithful…

Satara 20-21st FebruaryFebruary 2021

Satara 20-21st February

Saturday, 20th As planned, I set off to Lake Panic at 5.30am in partly cloudy, cool conditions. You will remember…

Skukuza 19th FebruaryFebruary 2021

Skukuza 19th February

One is lulled into a false sense of security here weatherwise. Last evening’s perfect light gave no indication that this…

Skukuza 9-18th FebruaryFebruary 2021

Skukuza 9-18th February

Again, my apologies for the break in comms. I have never had such a disjointed Kruger trip before. Flooding has…

Skukuza 5-8th FebruaryFebruary 2021

Skukuza 5-8th February

First of all, apologies for the sudden silence from me. You may remember the mysterious disappearance of my January blog…

Skukuza 1- 4th FebruaryFebruary 2021

Skukuza 1- 4th February

What a strange time in Kruger. Few tourists, flooding rivers, roads opening, roads closing, days of rain and days of…

Cape :  Christmas and New YearDecember 2020

Cape : Christmas and New Year

We left you and Kruger on 15th December 2020 and as you may recall not a moment too soon. The…

Kruger :  Nov – Dec 2020December 2020

Kruger : Nov – Dec 2020

Videos and photos of good rain in the dry areas of Kruger are coming through this evening – just after…

Lower Sabie 13-14th DecemberDecember 2020

Lower Sabie 13-14th December

Sunday, 13th The prolonged heatwave is taking its toll and I go out by myself, heading for Salitjie S30. The…

Lower Sabie 11-12th DecemberDecember 2020

Lower Sabie 11-12th December

Friday, 11th We must, rather unexpectedly, return to Malalane today to complete some of our errands from yesterday. This is…

Lower Sabie 10th DecemberDecember 2020

Lower Sabie 10th December

“God works in mysterious ways”. For some reason my 4am alarm does not sound and we only rise at 5am…

Lower Sabie 8-9th DecemberDecember 2020

Lower Sabie 8-9th December

Tuesday, 8th Maybe as a hangover from yesterday’s high drama, both of us are drowsy and dopey as we go…

Lower Sabie 7th DecemberDecember 2020

Lower Sabie 7th December

Salitje it is as we cross the Sabie at 4.30am on another cloudy morning. We take the S128 gravel road…

Lower Sabie 5-6th DecemberDecember 2020

Lower Sabie 5-6th December

Saturday, 5th Again, a strong, cool blows during the night and we awake to leaden skies. Sadly, only a little…

Lower Sabie 4th DecemberDecember 2020

Lower Sabie 4th December

Following on from yesterday’s legless ellie may I remind bloggers of this Satara ellie that I saw a year ago…

Satara 3rd DecemberDecember 2020

Satara 3rd December

The S100 and Nwanetsi area is so beautiful that I could travel up and down this road every day –…

Satara 2nd DecemberDecember 2020

Satara 2nd December

Again a strong south wind is blowing this morning but the clouds are thin and by 5.30am it is bright…

Satara 1st DecemberDecember 2020

Satara 1st December

I am changing tactics somewhat. I am finding that preparing a blog covering the events of the day can mean…

Satara 30th NovemberNovember 2020

Satara 30th November

There are eight cars in the queue on this, a crisp and fresh morning after the rain. Out we go…

Satara 27-28-29th NovemberNovember 2020

Satara 27-28-29th November

Friday, 27th Today is the worst of Kruger days. A strong, cool 20℃ wind is blowing from the south and…