Just like the call of an African Fish Eagle, the roar of a lion as the sun sets over an African plain, I think the Boabab (Adansonia digitate) embodies Africa. Makuleke, the wildest and most remote part of Kruger National Park is famous for its magnificent birds...
During a birding trip in the arid remote Kunene region of Northern Namibia, I had the opportunity to visit a community of Himba people. While my friends were searching for birds, I spent the afternoon with these fascinating and friendly people. Our guide, a Himba...
2016 was ‘The Year of Goodbyes’. It started with me mourning the death of my Dad who died in November the previous year. In July I had to say goodbye to my son Devan and his beautiful wife when they immigrated to Australia. In September the same year, I bid a sad...
I follow Cresting the Hill where Leanne writes about midlife and empty nests. Her posts are entertaining and inspiring, especially for me, as I'm just about over ‘midlife’ and have had an empty nest for a long time. Browsing through her blog I came across “First...
My previous post Fall in Love with Weenen told you why I fell in love with Weenen. There was not enough space to tell you Weenen is also a top birding spot. So here’s my second post about the wonderful birds we found. Heavy traffic along the N2 as we left the city...
Weenen Nature Reserve is for nature lovers and birders. If you want the excitement of the Big 5 then maybe this is not for you. However, you cannot help falling in love with this gentle out of the way haven. And it is a mere 2 hours out of Durban. What it lacks in...