So I’m fast asleep. I directed the drive last night, and well, I think I deserve a lie-in. Pieter, very gingerly knocks on my door at 4.45am. Rexon has had to deal with an emergency in the village, and I’m the only one left to direct. How can I refuse?Just as I turn up, so [...]
Pieters still looking for the big grey ghost of the bush. It has been almost four weeks since we've seen any Elephants - looks like they have had their full of marula fruit- and the guides say that most of them have tracked east towards Kruger because the Mopane trees are busy fruiting. The Mopanes [...]
The morning drive on this beautiful day started at a slow pace ... general game here and there. When suddenly we were amazed at how perfectly the sun warmed the feathers of a Coqui francolin on the top of a termite mound. WE were so close and enjoyed watching the francolin reappearing time after time [...]
And I'm not referring to the Canadian singer Bryan Adams’ song. No this time it’s a different pair of eyes you’re looking into: the eyes of the notorious Mapogo male lions. Thick fog and mist made visibility rather difficult on this early morning. The radio cracked out something and we found ourselves heading west- fast! [...]
For the past 4 days, Jan has been doing everything he can to figure out what is going on with Gowrie Cam. You see, when the game drive is not out and if Gowrie Cam is not working, WE have to stop encoding the stream, because WE have no source to encode. When this happens [...]
