Still one of our favourite game reserves, we once again decided to spend part of our Christmas break at either Hluhluwe or iMfolozi. Many of you will have read my multitude of blog entries on this venue (most of which take the form of trip reports) so I’ve decided to structure this one slightly differently, more in line …
Amazingly, for the first time in 3 years, I was actually with my wife on our anniversary instead of off fishing. We therefore decided to celebrate the special occasion with a night alone at Tala Game Reserve. Being close to home meant we got to skip the usual 3am wake up call comes with our …
Christmas is a time for family. It’s also a time for holidays. And where better to spend this time than in the African bush? So Sharon and I took my mother, as well as Sharon’s folks, to iMfolozi for 3 days of game viewing bliss for Christmas. We opted to book into a 3 bedroom …
It seems that Nselweni has fast become the venue of choice for big celebrations in our family. A few years ago my mom held her 60th here and, since my sister sadly missed it, she decided to host part of her all-African 30th birthday adventure in the same camp. For the majority of the party group, …
With four days to play with Sharon and I opted to take Emma to Mkhuze Game Reserve for her first ever Easter. We of course invited granny who loves the bush, and amazingly my sister flew out from the UK to join the adventure. So a family Easter in Mkhuze it was. Not knowing how …
After spending the weekend with the family in Richards Bay, Sharon and I advanced on the iMfolozi gate with the newest addition to our family safely strapped into her car seat. Although we’d done a few weekend trips to places such as Underberg and Tala, this was to be our first family holiday with Emma. …
With Friday being my birthday we decided to head to Imfolozi for a weekend in the bush. Why I didn’t take the Friday off I’m not sure? None the less, Sharon picked me up from the office at around 3:30pm and we began the journey to the gate. After fighting through the Friday afternoon traffic …
For my mom’s 60th birthday we put together a long weekend at Nselweni Bush Lodge with 13 of her closest friends and family. With the bush being her favourite place it made absolute sense that this was where she should celebrate this special event. At 4am on Friday morning Sharon and I picked up my …
Since Sharon’s birthday fell on a Monday this year we decided to make use of the weekend prior to head out into the bush. Sadly, due to a mountain bike race in Imfolozi, there was no accommodation available in the park. As such we booked into a small private lodge in Kuleni Game Park called …
Sharon and I jumped out of bed like eager kids on Christmas morning. After freshening up we climbed into the car and headed over to my mom’s house where we had a quick breakfast and then got down to opening presents. Sharon spoiled me immensely with a beautiful telescope for our trip to Mkhuze. Sadly …