“I can safely say that the Boston Fly Fishing Festival is by far my favourite festival.” Yes, it’s a line that I often start my annual Boston post with, but it remains true. And this year was no exception, despite what were very tough fishing conditions. We got off to a great start by entering …
Being Valentine’s weekend granny was kind enough to offer to look after Emma so that Sharon and I could get away for a weekend of solitude. Since this opportunity presents itself so rarely we decided to kill several birds with one stone by organising a relaxing, hiking, romantic, fishing weekend away. As nonsensical as that …
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 …
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 …
With a brand new tent gathering dust in my cupboard I decided that it was time to take the family camping. Being the middle of winter meant that the Berg was out of the question for Emma’s sake. I therefore decided on the “warmer” Lake Eland, located roughly 30kms inland from Port Shepstone. We left …
After Nick’s successful new year’s Sterkfontein trip it was quickly decided that the Baha Boys needed to get up to Africa’s premier sight fishing venue before the season ended. So after a quick look at our calendars we booked a long weekend in March and did the necessary planning – calculating how much booze to …
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. …