Blogs from Mpumalanga , South Africa, Africa - page 25

Geo: -24.9854, 31.6018Up and ready for adventure even though it was raining. We decided to take a road to a waterhole but there was not much happening there. We were not able to continue on the road because it was blocked off. We went back and took another side road which turned out to be a great adventure road. Glad we have experience on this kind of road.We were coming down off a hill when Robert saw a bird fly into a tree and signaled for me to stop the vehicle. It was a pearl spotted owlet! They are very tiny and have what looks like eyes on the back of their head! Spent a little bit of time watching it as it was looking around. Came off the road and headed back to camp. As ... read more

The day started for me at 03:30 when I had to pack my things and get ready for the journey to Maputo, 10 mins later I was out the door for my 2km walk to Fatima’s for the so-called shuttle to Maputo, it didn’t get off to a good start as the driver didn’t turn up until 04:30, throughout the journey I was imagining how fab that extra 30 mins in bed would have been! So at 04:30 when we were finally on the road to Maputo, gradually as of course we had to make sure that the chappa was full. This meant slowing down every 5 mins with the “conductor” shouting Maput, Maput at every person standing by the road that he saw. The chappa doesn’t stop for food which is surprising at it stops ... read more

Geo: -24.9854, 31.6018Fire !!!!! Two years ago here in Kruger we experienced a power surge that fried the power adapter for my Dell laptop. We asked around here at Skukuza and as was suggested we Drove to a town outside the park, Malelane. They had one with many tips but did not have one with adaptor for our model. Drove on into Nelspruit to a mall and they had one. We bought a 220 V surge protector cube as well. Just now Laura shouted and I looked down, thedamn 110 plug end of the power adaptor we bought two years ago was actually aflame, as in on fire. This time hope to find one in nearby Hazy View. Just went in to get more internet data bundles on Monday. Good news is, since Monday....the ... read more

Geo: -24.9854, 31.6018No more meat pies! We had been to Hazyview the day before and Robert had a meat pie for lunch and by the early this morning was not feeling so well.We were up for our early morning drive and were treated to a large and very powerful looking rhino come running past our car as we were driving down Waterhole road. We finished our drive down Waterhole and decided to head back and were treated to some wonderful mongoose on the side of the road. We also were stopped by a group of game drive vehicles looking at something. We finally got a sighting and it was a klipspringer perched on a rock. These are tiny little antelopes that perch on the tips of their hooves and are so very cute to watch.Back to ... read more

Geo: -24.9854, 31.6018There are a lot of pictures to enjoy because this was our private cheetah for quite some time before any other cars came upWhat are you looking on my side of the road for anyway? Got up and headed out on game drive toward the Phabeni gate. We were driving along when Robert suddenly exclaimed, "Stop there is a lion, no it is a cheetah!" We were the only ones at the site and so we got to sit and enjoy this cheetah for quite some time before anyone else drove up.This comment is a joke because when we are on a game drive, Robert looks to his side and I look to mine but for some reason Robert was looking on my side and as a result made this fabulous spot! Up close ... read more