Category: Blog

When I move to a new area and I am alone, as is usually the case, it is necessary to take the vehicle through the veld, so that I can have some supplies with me. Here is a short video of bits of such a drive to a new area. Enjoy!...

On the African savannah trees are so abundant that it can easily blunt the senses and the spirit of even the most ardent arborist. Yet, they are truly magnificent beings that can be admired for much more than just their possible utility. You can listen to my reflections on them here: Enjoy!...

As John Denver mused during the seventies, “Some days are diamonds, some days are stones…” You can listen to a “stone” day (that is really also a diamond in disguise), in the veld. Enjoy!...

Often, just when you are confident that all will be as you had expected, the bush tosses you a surprise… You can read about it below. Enjoy!...

Sleep kept eluding me for so long, I resolved to just lie and listen and wait for dawn… Enjoy!...

The midnight hours belong to the witches. They cavort in the dim light and they cast spells over me; reality becomes illusion, and illusion may be the truth… You can listen to my thoughts here: Enjoy!...

More veld walking. You can listen to my impressions below. Enjoy!...

I decided to move my camp. Some twenty kilometres North-west, I started finding more and more game sign, and I decided to explore the area a bit. You can read about my first impressions here: Enjoy!...

The time after the camp chores had been completed, when I can sit down with a last cup of wine in the dark is special to me. Here are my thoughts. Enjoy!...

When the day is spent and the air is soft and orange and cool on the skin, it is for me the time to sit back with a glass of wine and relive experiences far and near, and draw from them those special moments that can bring whole new stories. I tried to capture some of it here for you. Enjoy!...