Sterkfontein Video
Nothing like some Sterkies gold caught on the fly rod!
Christmas At Tala
Christmas started at the usual 6am for us despite having not set an alarm. Sharon gave me a minor tongue lashing since I made her make me a cup of coffee before allowing her to open her gifts. Lesson learned; don’t get between Sharon and her presents. I’m not sure quite how it happened but …
MacNicol’s Mayhem
In breaking with the “lazy Friday at home” tradition, Sharon and I braved the world of kids and headed for MacNicol’s. For those of you who are not familiar with the camping scene, you basically get two types of camp sites. Type 1 is quiet, relaxing and normally spacious and relatively empty. Facilities are minimal, …
Itaga
After months of waiting our weekend to Itaga finally arrived. The camera batteries were charged and the lenses packed…oh, and I think I took some clothes too. I shook Sharon awake at 4:45am after the normal poor night’s sleep which seems to go hand in hand with travelling. Surprisingly there was no, “Why are you …
Mkhuze (And A Little Hluhluwe/Imfolozi)
A very successful Charleston trip left us wanting more time in the bush, so in September Sharon and I decided to head to Mkhuze for the long weekend. Mkhuze is located just over 300kms north of Durban, slightly further than Hluhluwe/Imfolozi, and is known more for its birdlife than its wildlife. That said it’s still …
Charleston
A trip to Charleston is a once in a lifetime experience that I’ve been lucky enough to experience thrice. Sadly with every up there must be a down, so it should’ve been no surprise to Sharon and myself that when we walked into our house at 7pm still needing to pack before our 4am departure, …
Afriski And Oxbow Lodge
The annual Afriski trip started with a few weeks of nervous weather watching thanks to an unseasonably warm winter. Afriski’s website claimed they were making snow, but the fact that girls were wearing miniskirts made us both nervous and happy. None the less, we’d booked, and we were going… I picked Sharon up from the …
Monks Cowl
After much deliberation (due to a lack of leave) I decided at the last minute to take off Monday and have a long weekend. This seemed like a great idea until we started trying to book accommodation and found out everything was full. WTF?! I though kids were back at school? Anyway, Sharon eventually managed …
Silverhill
After a very relaxing 2 week cruise my old man was kind enough to stop off in Durban and spend the Easter weekend with us. Thursday night was very relaxed. My dad had arrived in the morning, and spent the day at my house washing his 2 shirts which he had worn for the last …
Lotheni Baby!
The first of the Easter-time, long weekends has sadly come to an end. The good news is that it wasn’t wasted, as Sharon and I join Western and Karen for an awesome three days at Lotheni. Unfortunately, since we both have new jobs, we had to drive up early on Saturday morning rather than the …