by TwoTracks | Mar 5, 2020 | Birding, Blog, Uncategorized, Wildlife
As you may have picked up the birding bug has bitten. At first a few birds might have been photographed along the way, now we plan trips with specific birds in mind to add to the find list. We thought it a great idea to share some of our birding experience in Pretoria...
by TwoTracks | Jan 12, 2020 | 4x4, Birding, Blog, Camping, Herping, Hiking, Travel, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Lesotho called us again, and this time we were joined by our dear friends and newly-weds Christopher and Melanie, visiting from New Zealand for their big day. We were lucky enough to be invited along on their “honeymoon” long weekend – they figured that they get...
by TwoTracks | Dec 5, 2019 | 4x4, Birding, Blog, Herping, Travel, Wildlife
Boys trip…need I say more.. Okay maybe I have to include the three young men that joined me are crazy! But not that kind of crazy, another kind… This was Christopher’s weekend away before the ball and chain… yes and still not that kind of crazy!...
by TwoTracks | Oct 28, 2019 | Birding, Blog, Camping, Travel, Uncategorized, Wildlife
This is a mean trip and not for the faint hearted, as the title would suggest we took the straightest line up into the Kruger and drove mostly the main road and this in only four days! The one half of two tracks (the other half was at her day job) had the privilege of...
by TwoTracks | Oct 14, 2018 | 4x4, Blog, Travel, Wildlife
exploring north This is a wonderful park bordering Botswana and Zimbabwe. Neither of us have been there before, so when friends of ours (Gustav and Bernice) moved to Alldays and invited us over we jumped at the opportunity to go check it out. Hercules, a long-time...
by TwoTracks | Apr 27, 2018 | 4x4, Blog, Camping, Hiking, Travel
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...
by TwoTracks | Jul 24, 2016 | 4x4, Blog, Camping, Wildlife
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...
by TwoTracks | Mar 25, 2016 | 4x4, Camping, Hiking, Travel
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...
by TwoTracks | Mar 19, 2016 | 4x4, Blog, Camping, Hiking
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...
by TwoTracks | Mar 18, 2016 | 4x4, Blog, Camping, Hiking
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...
