We were up early on Monday the 6th in order to get everything packed and ready to leave Phinda. We were in the same spot for 12 days so one tends to spread out a bit! We left the camp at 09h40 and were lucky enough to spot a European Honey Buzzard on the short… Continue reading False Bay Camp

Since we went to Sodwana for the first time 18 years ago Roger has spoken about a desire to fly low-level along that stretch of coastline. It was therefore a natural inclusion in our ‘list of things to do’ while planning this trip. Things have changed since those years though and true low level flying… Continue reading Phinda (2)

27/12/2013 – 03/01/2014 Roger started flying anti-poaching patrols on the 27th December, accompanied by Dirk. This is something he always wanted to do. I stayed in camp, which is not something I always wanted to do! However, I did not mind too much because I needed the time to recuperate after my foot operation. The… Continue reading Phinda

It rained all night on the 23rd and we awoke to a grey, overcast day. However, we were not going to be put off by the weather. After all we only had one day for exploring the area before moving on again. Roger was scheduled to fly for the Bateleurs in Northern KwaZulu Natal from… Continue reading Wakkerstroom

It is 17h00 on the 23rd December and I am sitting in Ufudu writing this post. We are somewhere on the N17 on a one-way stretch of road works, i.e. between 2 stop-and-go points. You have guessed it: we have run out of fuel (again!) and Roger has gone back to Chrissiesmeer with Suzi and… Continue reading Florence Guest Farm – Chrissiesmeer

This visit to our home in Rosebank was rather uneventful. We spent Sunday watching the broadcast of the funeral proceedings. Monday was washing and other chores. Tuesday saw my stitches removed, followed by shopping. Wednesday Suzi got a much needed wash and vacuum before we started the return trip to Chrissiesmeer. Shortly after we left… Continue reading Rosebank & Back to Chrissiesmeer

Our stay in Mbombela (Nelspruit) was marked by daily rain in varying degrees, from pouring to drizzle to thunderstorms (sound familiar Pauline & Andrew?). This was not too much of a problem as the purpose of our stay was to get Ufudu, Buzz and Suzi’s carriage (the trailer) sorted out. And of course I was… Continue reading Mbombela (Nelspruit) 2nd Visit

It is usually good to be home but this was very strange; we felt like we were camping out in our own home. There was nothing in the kitchen cupboards so we had to plan each day’s meals and then go shopping. Fortunately the Rosebank mall is half a block away. And of course, we… Continue reading Rosebank

We left the park via the Phabeni gate and headed towards Mbombela. The plan was to spend the night in the Municipal Camping site, but to our surprise there isn’t one in Mbombela. Thanks to Pauline’s recommendation we ended up at Lakeview Lodge and Caravan Park. What a nice surprise it turned out to be.… Continue reading Mbombela (Nelspruit)

We reluctantly left our comfortable campsite at Skukuza and headed for Pretoriuskop where we planned to spend one night before leaving the park. It had started raining at about 11pm and was still drizzling. It was cold and miserable and we were not expecting to see much. It turned out to be an eventful drive!… Continue reading KNP Pretoriuskop