Geo: -23.926, 31.4209Early morning. Depart lodge at 5:30am. Arrive airport by 7:00. We have a couple of hours to waste in OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg before heading to Skukuza our gateway to Kruger. Uneventful trip to Lions Sands Reserve in Kruger.We arrived in time for the afternoon game drive. Again we found lions. It was a hard time getting to them this time. Over VERY rocky and rough terrain. There were two males and a female. Dinner was served in the wild under the stars. A very nice start.... read more

Geo: -33.562, 26.6418We will be doing 4 drives in total. On our second drive we had a great experience with elephants. The majority of the group came up and walked right past our vehicle walking within a few feet of us. They didn't even notice us. We then found the lions. Two males. They were just lazing around being cats. Got some nice photos of one of them. The other wasn't in a good spot. I had better eyes than the guide on this one. I found them both first. Wifi is not great. Slow and kicking me off but I keep trying to keep you up to date with what we see. Hope you are enjoying them. Sharon's now happy that we saw the cats in the wild.... read more

Geo: -34.0405, 23.0719In the morning we did a nature reserve called Featherbed. Spectacular views. After lunch we did the Birds of Eden free flight bird sanctuary.Tomorrow we head to Kariega our first game reserve. We are getting excited.... read more

Geo: -33.5928, 22.2025Mainly a driving day for our driver, we just sit back and enjoy the scenery. We were amazed! We didn't expect to see the mountainous terrain, the gorges, etc. The pictures don't do it justice. We said we could be in Colorado or other place with typical mountain driving. Didn't expect it. The route was called "62". Expressways are doing the same to this route as 66 in the states. Glad we did this route.In the afternoon we stopped at an ostrich farm. Very interesting. Sharon was able to sit on one. There is a 70 kg limit so I was just over! For the kids, you can ride one too. There was a family from England and two of the daughters rode so I recorded one.We also had ostrich for dinner. It doesn't ... read more

Geo: -33.916, 18.4222Our first day of the organized tours we booked. Headed south to Hout Bay. Over Chapman's Peak drive to Fish Hoek. Continued to Simons Town to see penguins. Called "Jackass" because they sound like donkeys. (You can't everything up!). Then to the Cape. We have now been to both Cape Horn (South America) and now Cape of Good Hope (Africa). Not too many people can claim that. We are very lucky! Stopped at Groot Constantia for a wine tasting on the way home.... read more