Firstly, let me admit to you that cruising was not my first choice of holiday. Being stuck in a floating food fest, with little space to move and the continual possibility of being made to laze by a pool, made me somewhat nervous. I love the outdoors and I want to be able to hike …
Sharon and I made a last minute decision to head to Lotheni for the weekend. This meant doing a quick shop after work and packing for an early departure the next morning. We did of course follow this up with a trip to the Plantation’s pub to watch the rugby and enjoy a quick steak, …
Sharon and I got off to our usual early start as we headed for Ithala Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal. We headed north on the N2 until we were driving along the shore of Jozini Dam; this was after all the best possible route according to my Garmin. We then made a left and suddenly …
It’s not often that you have a weekend worthy of a trip report…this was one such weekend. Friday night was spent at home packing the necessary jackets, sleeping bags and any other warmth we could muster. A cold front was fast approaching Lesotho and we were definitely going to be ready for it. Part of …
It was a somewhat exciting weekend for me since it started with the hope of me finally getting a car, and a manly one at that. Sharon and I climbed out of bed at 4:30am, had a quick shower, and then headed for the airport. I’d found a car in Joburg which had gone through …
The long awaited Pilanesberg trip finally arrived and even Thursday night’s packing seemed exciting…well, at first anyway. After having packed the majority of Sharon’s and my kit into the trailer my mom finally arrived with her kit. FAIL! I’m not entirely sure that a bedside lamp (including lampshade) was necessary, but we eventually managed to …
With Monday being a public holiday Sharon and I made a last minute decision to head to Cobham for the long weekend. Why Cobham? Well I wanted to fish a river and Cobham was the only campsite with accommodation available so last minute. So on Saturday morning Sharon and I packed the final items into …
Having left Pilanesberg at 9am my mom, Sharon and I pulled into Alpine Heath at around 2pm. Amazingly we met my dad and Cassia at reception. Clearly they were running somewhat late for the wedding and quickly rushed off to get changed. We were meanwhile given directions to the unit, climbed into the car and …
It was time for another weekend away, this time to further celebrate Sharon’s dad’s 60th. I picked Sharon up from the office and we headed straight for Chaka’s Rock on the old highway. It’s amazing to see how beautiful the old roads are when compared to the new highways. You pass through forests and drive …
The Sterkies trip had been put together in June/July and everyone had high expectations. I therefore donned my Superman shirt for day one just to prove to everyone that I meant business. Game on! We met at Nick’s place and spent the next hour trying to work out which cars should be taken. Apparently we …