Lesotho

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Apr 27 2018

At last, we got to cross the border to the Kingdom in the Sky and go explore a new part of this beautiful continent of ours. The long weekend started off at my favourite meeting up place, Golden Gate. We were joined by old friends coming up from Durban, bringing new friends as well as the usual fun and laughter. After quickly picking a site close to the ablutions, we set up camp and ran up the Sentinel to catch the views before the sun set. JG pointed to where we were heading to tomorrow, from as close to the […]

Kruger National Park – Part 1

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Jul 24 2016

Troupant, Coracias caudatus (Lilac-breasted roller) Kruger National Park

Our First trip to Kruger National Park Yes, we are South African and we have never been to the Kruger – so we thought this winter was perfect opportunity to change that. We got ourselves a wildcard made, sorted the online bookings and off we went to The Northern Kruger. This was the farthest part of the park from Gauteng but the only place where we could find camping spots this close to the peak season. As we got closer and closer strange trees along started to appear, getting bigger and bigger the further we went. We were surrounded by […]

Amatikulu & Hluhluwe–Imfolozi

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Mar 25 2016

The trip down from Golden gate to Amatikulu had it’s share of surprises as we stopped at several little towns on the way. We always try to take the alternative and hopefully quieter, more scenic roads. We had to stop at Sterkfontein dam for some pictures and had a few more vultures sightings in this area as well but just not close enough for bird-book ticks for me. We arrived late at Amatikulu just in time for the gates and were greeted by our friends and a beautiful moon rise over the ocean. Gerhard van Rooyen (he featured in the […]

Golden Gate

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Mar 19 2016

I absolutely love Golden Gate – we drove through there many times when I was a child. My dad loved it too. My mom loved the drive. I was super excited, as I had never really camped there and I was not disappointed. At the Glen Reenen restcamp, the grass was green, there was no shortage of shady trees and a stream between oneself and the mountains. Salome even swam in the icy mountain pool a little way out of the camp (she’s crazy for such mountain pools and streams!). We hiked 3 of the 4 trails +- 1 hour trails in […]

Shumba Valley & Clarens

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Mar 18 2016

Roadtripping to KZN Growing up in Northern Kwazulu-Natal I never realised how lucky I was being in nature and my parent advent caravaners (wel, not really campers – my Mom does not sleep on the floor!). We had a lot of little nature reserves all around and nature more than often made itself at home in our house. These are the little adventures that I wanted to show Salome as well as the diversity of the landscapes and oceans. We decided to add it to our bucket list to try and visit all the national parks in South Africa as well […]

Orange River Trip part 2: Drifting the River

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Jan 01 2016

It’s finally here! Unfortunately, we only had had one camera battery for the trip so had to limit the number of photos taken, and of course, keep Salome’s camera dry. It wasn’t quite as simple keeping the camera cool though, the glue attaching one of her camera grips actually melted and had to be replaced after the trip. But I think there are more than enough photos to show what happened on this trip. Travelling from Port Nolloth we went through the closets border post straight to the Felix Unite starting point at Cabana Accommodation Namibia. The Day Before the Start: […]

Orange River Trip part 1: Goegap & West Coast

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Dec 30 2015

”Here I am, on the road again…” are the Metallica lyrics that ring in our ears as we ride the blue beast along the roads to new adventures. This time we are heading to the Border of Namibia and South Africa to go join my group of friends for a canoeing trip on the Orange River. We did not get to explore as much as we wanted with the drive to the Fish River Canyon, so we decided this is the time to do it. Northern Cape The Northern Province goes in to the Green Kalahari of the Northern Cape […]

Hiking the Fish River Canyon

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Jul 13 2015

Our First Adventure Hiking the Fish River Canyon is by far one of my best personal adventures. It had a lot of self-discovery ( a few fears like heights!!!), and it was “the relationship tester” too. Salome and I had only known each other for a few months we got the great opportunity to go do this hike. Some other friends were already going, and asked if we would like to take the spots of two people who had booked but could no longer go The Trip There Getting there was very much part of the trip! I had bought […]

Sodwana – How it all started

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May 04 2015

The Start of Our Journey Together Our tracks started off when the two of us met by odd chance on a camping trip to Sodwana that a common friend had invited us both too. Salome was on a mission to find herself but instead found me. I, on the other hand, was looking for fish with the wrong bait. Even tried prawn in the hair but that did not work. It was a great weekend, with lots of swimming, snorkelling, beach volleyball and songs around the campfire… Long story short, I pretty much didn’t take no for an answer and […]

Lesotho

Kruger National Park – Part 1

Amatikulu & Hluhluwe–Imfolozi

Golden Gate

Shumba Valley & Clarens

Orange River Trip part 2: Drifting the River

Orange River Trip part 1: Goegap & West Coast

Hiking the Fish River Canyon

Sodwana – How it all started

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