Sharon and I got off to our usual early start as we headed for Ithala Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal. We headed north on the N2 until we were driving along the shore of Jozini Dam; this was after all the best possible route according to my Garmin. We then made a left and suddenly …
The long awaited Pilanesberg trip finally arrived and even Thursday night’s packing seemed exciting…well, at first anyway. After having packed the majority of Sharon’s and my kit into the trailer my mom finally arrived with her kit. FAIL! I’m not entirely sure that a bedside lamp (including lampshade) was necessary, but we eventually managed to …
Christmas started at the usual 6am for us despite having not set an alarm. Sharon gave me a minor tongue lashing since I made her make me a cup of coffee before allowing her to open her gifts. Lesson learned; don’t get between Sharon and her presents. I’m not sure quite how it happened but …
After months of waiting our weekend to Itaga finally arrived. The camera batteries were charged and the lenses packed…oh, and I think I took some clothes too. I shook Sharon awake at 4:45am after the normal poor night’s sleep which seems to go hand in hand with travelling. Surprisingly there was no, “Why are you …