Month: Nov 2015

We spent November 2013 in Kruger and had such a wonderful time that we decided to take our next leave in November as well. We just had to go back in summer to experience the birds, new growth and new life again. Sadly, this time round it was nothing like 2013; that was a year… Continue reading Kruger National Park

Ufudu’s aircon had stopped working while we were still on our year-long trip; a pipe had broken off so Roger had it repaired just before this trip. No sooner were we on the road when it stopped working again. In Nelspruit, after we spent the night at the Lakeview Lodge caravan park, we spent 2 hours… Continue reading Hazyview Fly-in

Who would ever expect to find a highly specialised and well-equipped dive centre in the heart of Mpumalanga? Well, that is exactly what we found when we arrived on the farm Komati Springs (previously known as Badgat). The farm is also surrounded by the Nkomazi Game Reserve; a big-five reserve owned by Dubai World! We… Continue reading Komati Springs

It was dark when we arrived at De Oude Stasie campsite in Wakkerstroom, only to be confronted with a CLOSED sign on the gate! However, the gate was open so we went in and camped anyway; we have our own facilities after all… What we found out the next day is that businesses in Wakkerstroom… Continue reading Wakkerstroom

It was a short, 50 odd km, drive to the Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve. On crossing over the Nuwejaarspruit just below the dam wall, we were amazed to see that the river was in full flood, having burst its banks! The Sterkfontein Dam forms part of the Tugela-Vaal Water Scheme. When the Vaal Dam runs… Continue reading Sterkfontein Dam

The wind had not abated and the atmosphere had a pink-brown hazy hue from all the dust. Patches of road showed evidence of a shower but not enough to settle the dust. This was our first over-night visit to the Golden Gate Highlands National Park and also the only one of the 19 national parks… Continue reading Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Jan and Shadow the Sheepdog arrived at our campsite at 8:15 am on Wednesday 11th November as agreed. After introductions and pleasantries the men started doing what men do best: inspecting the vehicle (Ufudu) and discussing details that only make sense to them. With some details still to be covered we left to meet our… Continue reading Ladybrand with Jan and his Shadow

After a good night’s sleep in a dark and fresh-air environment and listening to the sound of the rapids, we set out with anticipation towards Vredefort. We were hoping to see and learn a lot about the geological and other history of the area. After all, the Vredefort Dome was created by the impact of a… Continue reading Dry and dusty Free State

It is hard to believe that we ended our 1-year road trip 13 months ago! Within no time at all it was ‘Jo’burg and work’ as usual. And here we are, getting ready to roll again; sadly only 3 weeks this time, but at the same time happy to be on the road again. The… Continue reading On the road again!