Lessons learned in Africa
Summer is often the time for vacations, that necessary time to just be, and not just do, which I personally find very hard. It was almost a year ago when …
Summer is often the time for vacations, that necessary time to just be, and not just do, which I personally find very hard. It was almost a year ago when …
I had the privilege of going out on game drive with both James Tyrrell and his tracker Mike Sithole this past week. I know we have spoken quite a bit …
I have tried again and again to come up with a day-to-day account of our stay, or to summarize by game drive, but nothing could do it justice. I have …
The cub of the Mashaba female continues to provide amazing viewing whenever she is found. Elephants are appearing in greater and greater numbers as water levels shrink in the large …
With my harddrive on the brink I was unfortunately unable to access my latest photos, so while I try and sort out the problem, I thought it would be fun …
There will be some rather unusual visitors making their way through the streets of London next week. The journey of giraffe from Londolozi’s “Christmas” video are being remade for the …
The dogs are back. A pack of 6 has been hanging around the big block to the south of Ximpalapala koppie for the last three days, and their reluctance to …
When ranger, Jess Boon, arrived back from morning game drive one day last week talking about a ‘blue-eyed’ elephant calf we all thought that she possibly needed to go on …
The rain returned for a day or two, giving the Lowveld a late gift as the dry season bears down upon it. Apart from the rain, the real concern this …
Sunday morning’s game drive was so spectacular, we couldn’t expect it could be topped. Boy were we wrong! We mustered at the truck at 4:30 following afternoon tea. Michael and …
When you turn out the lights in the African bush it is very dark! We couldn’t even see our hands in front of our faces. And it’s still dark at …
The highlight of the week was a visit from an unfamiliar pack of 17 Wild Dogs. Within 12 hours they were gone from the property again but some amazing viewing …
This week marks the official return of Friday’s post, “The Week in Pictures”. The brainchild of well known blog-guru Talley Smith, it represents a snapshot – excuse the pun – …
The Tracker Academy is attempting to keep the fundamental skills and art of tracking alive today. Every morning a dedicated group of ambitious and enthusiastic ‘trackers-to-be’ greet the sunrise and …