Month: May 2014

Four days after my knee surgery Roger flew down to Durban on a commercial flight in order to collect Buzz from Ballito where he had been hangared since February. From there he went to Phinda to assist with anti-poaching patrols for the Bateleurs. We would have gone together but sadly my ‘knee issue’ now prohibited… Continue reading Back in the Western Cape

We planned a visit to our home in Rosebank with a few tasks in mind: voting, income tax returns, trailer license renewal and a few other things that had to be done e.g. our fish pond pump which needed to be replaced, etc. Then of course there is the usual visits to our favourite restaurants,… Continue reading Rosebank – 3rd Visit

While we were getting ready to leave the Prince Albert Olive farm we started chatting to our neighbouring campers, Bool and Sam Smuts who run the Landmark Foundation www.facebook.com/LandmarkFoundation . This is a Non-Governmental Organisation involved with predator conservation and they were in the area after collaring and releasing a male leopard captured on a… Continue reading Prince Albert to Cape Town

We arrived at Prince Albert in the late afternoon and decided on a campsite situated on the Prince Albert Olives farm on the outskirts of town. The town lies at the foot of the Swartberg Pass on the edge of the Great Karoo. Thirteen of the town’s houses carry Provincial Heritage status. We paid a… Continue reading Prince Albert & Gamkaskloof

The skies were clear and there was no wind on the day we left the Mountain Zebra Park. We headed for Beaufort West, stopping at Graaff-Reinet to refuel and replenish stocks. The Karoo National Park was fully booked but we found a spot at a camping site called Steenbokkie, just outside of town. The next… Continue reading Karoo National Park