I’ve been grappling with words to try and convey how wonderful it is to see these magnificent animals living wild in their own land. There are so many surprises on our morning drives as we pass through different terrains and come upon beasts of all sizes. This morning in the orange glow before sunrise an
Rain came to the Kalahari a few days before we arrived and what is normally brown and dry is now green and colorful. Yesterday evening we watched lightning strikes around us. Sometimes the thunder became so loud it made you cower. When the wind came up and we could smell the rain we quickly secured
Kori Bustard
LUNCH WITH LIONS A person would have to use propofol to sleep past dawn here. By 0500 the cacophony of whistling, honking, screeching, and snorting birds has reached such a crescendo that any alarm clock would be put to shame. Nevertheless, though we were up early as usual, by the time we unwrapped ourselves from
2. We have scarcely got past second gear the last four days and are here in Letaba camp for our fourth night in Krueger National Park. I am presently enjoying an ice cold beer under a thatched terrace along the Letaba River Valley. A group of of Baboons lope across the shallow river, several Elands
We entered Krueger Park yesterday through Numbi gate after stocking up on more supplies in Nelspruit. It was a beautiful ride which was nice because we saw some of the country a couple times due to a combination of poor signage and questionable navigational skills. I think I have the GPS figured out a
