A video to provide some idea of the preliminary feasibility investigation and planning that goes into a safari into the African Wilderness. It covers considerations like routes and travel duration, river crossing points, border crossings, fuel and water availability to establish if a vehicle safari into the target area will be feasible. You can watch the video here. Enjoy!...
Continue readingThe Birth of a Safari into the African Wilderness
This is the first of my stories on a safari into the wilderness of the South-East of Angola. Please join me on the YouTube link below. Enjoy!...
Continue readingWander the African Wilderness With Me …
Check the video below for an invitation to wander with me through the African wilderness on my latest solo African safari, this time into the South-east of Angola. Enjoy!...
Continue readingMorning Trivia
Here is some more of the hardly-noticed detail of the veld that I enjoy on my morning walks. Enjoy!...
Continue readingSmall natural detail on the Highveld
I am in the final stages of preparing for my next expedition into the wilderness. Time is getting short, but as promised, I share with you some of the things I notice on my early morning walks on the farm. Enjoy!...
Continue readingA Morning Walk to the Cattle
This is a further placing to give you an idea of my farm life in between expeditions. Enjoy!...
Continue readingMusings on early morning bird sounds and the day ahead.
Musings on early morning bird sounds and the day ahead....
Continue readingA Sunday morning on the farm
As I prepare for my next big expedition into the wilderness, I thought to share some of my activities and experiences while I am on the farm. Enjoy!...
Continue readingOn a Thorn
Below is an extract from my diary, which I decided to also read for you. Enjoy! It is just before midday. The grass here is patchy and the sun has baked the grey sand to a burn. The veld has become like an oven. The time has come to seek some shade to cool down and have a drink. The only shade is from a few black thorn shrub-trees. At midday their shade is drawn in close and I have to crawl carefully through a tangle of thorny saplings to get to decent cover. I have wiggled myself into...
Continue readingThe Promise of Rain Over the Kalahari
I am privileged to be in the Kalahari at a rare moment in its many aeons of tumultuous history – the rains have come in abundance. I turned back to camp earlier than usual, because a storm was building, and I had to get ready for the night. Here are my thoughts once I got back to my camp: And here’s a sped-up video I made:...
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