We were up at the same time this morning but that was because H wanted to do a run before we left the camp. It was 24 degrees at 5:30am but H got her run in and then we packed up and headed out. We left the camp at around 7am and it was already 27 degrees and by 8am it had already passed 30 degrees C. We knew we were in for a stinking hot...

Up at 5:10am again to head out by 5:30am. When we opened the door and went outside the heat and humidity hit us. Thank goodness for air-conditioning in the rondavel! It was 24 degrees at 5:30am and it just got steadily hotter and hotter and eventually rose to 37 degrees C. It was HOT today! This morning we headed north and then turned west toward Timbivati picnic spot. We saw a reasonable amount of game and...

We were up at 5:10am so that we could leave at 5:30 this morning. There was a traffic jam at the gate (not kidding) with about 25 cars all lined up to leave as they opened the gates. We were basically number 25 in the queue. If you ever come to the Kruger, its a sought after experience to be the first in the queue of cars to exit the camp in the morning. We weren't...

It feels like we are well into 2024 already and so H and I have been looking forward to the next 2 weeks immensely for some time. We are in the Kruger Park from now until next Friday - 13 nights. We left home this morning to catch a flight to Hoedspruit which was all on time and so we landed at just after 1pm. Always fun to be on a flight into the game areas...