Dinner time in the park
Africa is not called the ‘Dark Continent’ for nothing. Life is cheap in Africa and nowhere is that more evident than in a game reserve. Spend a couple of days driving through any one...
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Cheetahs – Natural Born Cullers
On our recent visit to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park we were lucky to see six cheetahs – two with kills and four in a group lying in wait for an unsuspecting Springbok to come...
Camp Syncro on the Kunene River
We managed to survive the bone-shaking drive through the Marienfluss to Camp Syncro on the Kunene River and were delighted with our destination. Not only was it a sight for sore eyes having a...
A visit to the Marienfluss area of Namibia
In my previous blog I wrote about what a beautiful oasis Marble Camp is. It was a great spot for us to recover and prepare ourselves for our trip up to Camp Synchro on...
Purros to Marble Camp
If you’re a regular traveler in Africa, and in particular in Namibia and Botswana, you could often find yourself in the most remote places with nary another soul to be seen for days. We...
Nature Painted Me Beautiful
Sometimes words aren’t necessary – Nature can do the talking for itself. These beautifully coloured birds were spotted in the Caprivi region of Namibia and in northern and central Botswana during the months of...
Crested Barbet or Silly Goose
On our travels we always keep our eyes open for unusual things, and we recently came across a rather sad or amusing (whichever way you looked at it) show. We were camping at Kalizo...
Hey you – get off my mound!
One of the things that we love about game reserves is the interaction between the various animals and birds. There is always an animal or bird that is intent on eating another one, or...
The African Wild Cat
There’s something special about being in a game reserve and seeing the big cats like lions, leopards and cheetahs and then coming across a little African wild cat. Wild cats look so much like...
The Meerkats of the Kalahari
Who hasn’t seen the delightful TV documentary series “Meerkat Manor” put on by Animal Planet about seven years ago and wanted to see these funny smiley little mammals in the flesh? We camped recently...
Fairy Circles – footprints of the Gods!
High on our bucket list of things to see in Namibia has always been the mystical fairy circles that are found in Kaokoland. Our dream was realized on our latest trip when we were...
A visit to Porcupine Camp in Namibia
One of the highlights of a recent trip was a visit to Porcupine Camp situated about 8 kilometers out of Kamanjab on the C40. It’s not uncommon for farms to specialize in certain animals,...
The Blessings
The man whispered : “God speak to me” and a bird sang, but the man did not hear So the man yelled : “God speak to me” and the thunder rolled across the sky,...
The Hippopotamus or River Horse
Picture this … Two tourists climb into a boat with a guide and as they glide upstream the guide tells them that if they are confronted by an aggressive hippopotamus they mustn’t even think...
Crocodiles – sneaky devils of the deep
I’ve just finished reading the delightful little story “The Elephant’s Child” by Rudyard Kipling (Just So stories) in which he described how the elephant got its trunk. A curious little elephant went on a...
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