Sunday started with another lovely breakfast. Our last in Hononton Cottage, it is time to travel further. After packing the car, it is time to pay the bill and say goodbye. Simon, our host, surprises us with a gift from his garden: 2 hop cuttings and a perennial pea! Carefully placed in a box with …

We did an early morning walk (time difference caused missing extra points! Note to self: send bug report to Ommetje!). Breakfast with fresh fruits, yoghurt, cereals, and toast with scrambled eggs (orange!) and salmon. Tea, coffee, and locally produced apple juice (cox and bramley). J. helped the landlady to fix a problem with her old …

After two years of Covid-19 pandemic, lock-downs, face masks on and off, we are finally able to make a trip abroad again. In the meantime the UK left the EU, so it’s definitely travelling “abroad”. A party of friends is the first goal of the trip. We left home and the cats in good hands, …

So, you might be wondering what animals (or ‘aminals’ as T. used to say…) we saw during our stay in Kruger… Well, going through our guidebook, here is the complete list… Birds: African Fish Eagle Lesser Spotted Eagle Tawny Eagle Bateleur Lappet-faced Vulture White-headed Vulture White-backed Vulture Secretary bird Abdim’s Stork White Stork Saddle-billed Stork …

Again, we had to get up early this day… M. has arranged an all-day guided tour around the Cape! Our bus would be leaving the Hilton Hotel at 8 am, so we drove to down-town Cape Town around 7:30h, where we parked the car under the Hilton.  Our guide/chauffeur today is Marcel, also known as …

Breakfast is planned at the restaurant, 7:00h sharp with S., M., and the P. family. We hand in our keys, and 8:00h we leave Camp Satara. On our way to Hoedspruit, a few short stops when we spot animals, for the final pictures. We leave KNP through Orpen, where we arrive after two hours: a …

Our day starts even earlier than yesterday, but we don’t have to walk! The Sunrise Drive starts and 4:30h from the reception. There is an overcast and a little drizzle, but it is not really cold. Once we left the camp it is much more chilly there is a strong wind, and we are happy …

Very early morning, getting up at 04:00h… after a quick breakfast we head over to the reception, to go on the morning walk. It is still very dark outside. Edward (and the other guides) is already waiting, and we move quickly to his bus, when we hear that he only takes 10 people. Edward and …

J. leaves early, he’s going on another drive with S. and M. and the London Ladies. It is their aim to spot the rhino’s. They left at 7:15 and drove south on the H1-3. There were lots of animals along the road and when they came to the Marheya waterhole, they saw multiple elephants taking …

After breakfast with S. and M. at the restaurant, we drive into the KNP to spot some game. And we are not disappointed. We drive on the S-100, along N’Wanetsi river and the guy of an upcoming car lets us know that there are lions ahead and a kill! A little bit further there is …