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Jemma Thorpe

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Jemma grew up on a farm in the Midlands Meander in Kwa-Zulu Natal and studied at the University of Cape Town. With little bush experience but with many hours of au pairing, teaching English and forming a love for travel, Jemma found herself ...

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on World Rivers Day: A Timeline Of The Iconic Sand River

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Marinda Drake
Master Tracker

My highlights are crossing at Finfoot and Taylor’s crossing when the river is quite full. It is exciting driving through the river. The elephants, the crocodile in the pool at Founders camp deck. The birdlife at the causeway. The hippos. The nyala and bushbuck. A brief glimpse of a leopard from the deck. A walk next to the river with the rangers. The Tsalala pride and Magingilane on a buffalo kill right in front of Founders deck in the river. So many good memories.

Joanne Wadsworth Kelley
Master Tracker

Thank you Jemma for bringing us lovely images and descriptive quotes that honor World Rivers Day and the Sand River in particular …. truly a life line to all the creatures who dwell in Londolozi and a place to capture exquiste images.

Jemma Thorpe
Londolozi Creative Hub

It’s my pleasure Joanne, I’m glad you enjoyed it. It truly is a spectacular river.

Ginger Brucker
Senior Digital Ranger

A perfect river to honor on World’s River Day. It is beautiful, magical and mysterious. I have a few videos that I replay from my trips that always relax and move me.

Jemma Thorpe
Londolozi Creative Hub

It wonderful to hear that you have some footage of the Sand River, Ginger. A great memory!

Ann Seagle
Explorer

Great pictures. Wishing I was there!

Jemma Thorpe
Londolozi Creative Hub

Thank you Ann, photographs in and around the Sand River are almost always spectacular.

Denise Vouri
Guest contributor

The Sand River is magical at all times of the year. I have many special moments both in and next to it but my favorite is Christmas Day, 2000, when four of us shared a special champagne brunch on the beach, next to the river. Sun shining, glasses of bubbly, warm croissants and only sounds of rippling water and chirping birds – heaven!!

Jemma Thorpe
Londolozi Creative Hub

What a lovely memory of the Sand River Denise, thanks for sharing.

Katie Cole
Explorer

Beautiful memories and photos!

Marianna Gdanis
Explorer

Thank you for your beautiful take on this astounding river …. I remember being completely desperate seeing it in October 2016 without any water in it, which was the first time in over 20 years of visiting

Jemma Thorpe
Londolozi Creative Hub

Thanks for your comment Marianna. Unfortunately the river is not flowing significantly just yet, however we are only just coming out of the dry season. Holding thumbs for more rain!

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