The plan this morning was a quick bird walk around the property and then breakfast and then head out. It was a cooler morning (around 19 degrees C) and so it was a lovely walk around the country estate before breakfast. We added a few more birds to our trip list. Breakfast was a full buffet with the one of the biggest omelettes I have ever had. Glad we did the 30+ min walk before breakfast!...

As we get older it seems that we are starting to wake before sunrise - which was the case today. The gates only open at 7am in the park and we planned to leave as they opened. Waking up early gave us an opportunity to have some coffee and breakfast for me (too early for H) before we packed up the car and headed out. We decided to do the slightly slower option and to drive...

Word of the day: "Petrichor" ... for those of you who don't know what that means here is the dictionary definition 'a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather'. Bird of the day: Pied Crow ... I just did some quick google research and I see there are numerous studies saying that the population of pied crows in the Northern Cape has increased rapidly over the last...

It feels like ages ago that I last wrote a blog. Since then the suggestions (read criticism) of my travel blogging haven't ceased from the family and some closer friends. Now I'm going to have to try and incorporate everything into this road trip blog. It's January and so it is our usual 'head to a game park' time. Last year we decided that we should have our own car in the Kruger Park. Google tells...