Month: April 2018
South Africa – Day 13 – Last Day at Phil & Kate’s Farm
Monday, March 12 Just soaking in the beautiful scenery and atmosphere for the last morning in our chalet. A warthog looking for breakfast At the main house Kate was making breakfast. Jesse and Josh relaxing before breakfast We have been so spoiled with this weather and scenery. Egg, toast, bacon and sausage Somebody else chose […]
South Africa – Day 12 – Sitting in a Blind at a Waterhole
Sunday, March 11 – Evening After the heat of the early afternoon – Phil took Cerwin and me and Jere and Kristen to blinds at two of their waterholes. In this picture Kristen is waiting for her ride to the waterhole where she and Jere would be sitting. The children stayed behind to swim and […]
South Africa – Day 12 – Relaxing at the Farm
Sunday, March 11 – Late Morning and Afternoon Shortly after getting back to camp, I met Fisana carrying everyone’s dirty laundry. Notice she is balancing it on her head and is not using her hands. I stopped her and asked if I could try it. She said, “No, it will be too heavy for you.” […]
South Africa – Day 12 – Shiduli – Part 2
Sunday, March 11 – Brunch We were greeted by the man on the left who welcomed us to Shiduli’s Sunday morning brunch. We were glad that Kate had a morning off and didn’t have to cook for us. (She came for the brunch and to pick us up when we were ready to go home.) […]
South Africa – Day 12 – Shiduli – Part 1
Sunday, March 11 – Early Morning We were awake early – 5:00 am – to be at Shiduli in time for the morning safari – not far from Phil and Kate’s farm. If I remember correctly it is pronounced she-duely. On this safari it is possible to see “The Big Five” – lion, elephant, leopard, […]
South Africa – Day 11 – Afternoon and Evening at Bosbok Safaris
Saturday, March 10 Following our visit to the hippos, we stopped at a grocery store for a few items. It was the first time I used rand to purchase something. Cerwin had been the one paying for things and meals prior to this. He was not along on this drive. We were all hungry, so […]
South Africa – Day 11 – Ian’s Impala & Visiting Jessica and Ritchie the Hippos
Saturday, March 10 A male nyala was part of my viewing pleasure – during morning coffee at our chalet. There was also a wildebeest. We hadn’t seem many of these and I wished Cerwin was here to see it – but he was out hunting with Ian who was hoping to get an impala. I […]
South Africa – Day 10 – Holy Family Care Center – Part 2
Friday Afternoon, March 9 Jana brought a lot of small bottles of fingernail polish – which was a hit with the girls – and a few boys. They all wanted me to take pictures. Josh and two boys in conversation Enjoying playground balls Oh, no! A ball got stuck high in a tree branch. Jere […]
South Africa – Day 10 – Holy Family Care Center – Part 1
Friday Afternoon, March 9 It would be hard to choose a highlight from our trip – but if we did – it would probably be this visit. You can see the care centre’s website here: http://www.holyfamilycentre.fkraak.com/history.html This woman was walking along the entrance driveway. She appeared to be eating a mango or other fruit. After […]
South Africa – Day 10 – Cows & Lekgalameetse
Friday Morning, March 9 My favorite morning spot to enjoy coffee and wildlife On this morning I was blessed to see a herd of impala. They are a beautiful, small antelope. Things were busy at the main house. Nelson and Victor were working outside. Steffie was in the kitchen and Fisana was cleaning chalets and working […]
South Africa – Day 9 – Rainbow & Dutch Blitz
Thursday Afternoon and Evening, March 8 It appeared to be raining in the distance, but we could see for forever, so didn’t think we would drive into it. Before long we were in a downpour. Then there was a pretty rainbow Crossing the mountain This is a tufa waterfall. A tufa waterfall is formed when […]
South Africa – Day 9 – Harrie’s & God’s Window
Thursday Afternoon, March 8 This was a great place for lunch. Choosing our pancakes – which were similar to crepes and were filled with almost anything you can think of. This one appears to be filled with meat A dessert pancake These guys were trying to sell things to customers. Then we were on our […]
South Africa – Day 9 – Blyde River Canyon
Thursday Morning, March 8 Sunrise from our chalet A nice sighting of two nyala shortly after sunrise Black African Millipede – look at all those legs. This guy (or gal) was on our path as I walked to the main house. Victor and Nelson were cleaning up the pool area. Whenever you see a small […]
South Africa – Day 8 – Giant Baobab
Wednesday Afternoon and Evening, March 7 This is a sign that those who speak Afrikaans will understand – something about the huge baobab tree I expect. A giant baobab tree that is estimated to be 2,000 years old. It does make me think – if it is indeed 2,000 years old – it was here […]
South Africa – Day 8 – Afternoon
Wednesday Afternoon, March 7 As we drove out the lane after brunch, we were pleased to see several waterbuck grazing with the rhinos. We learned to know their identity because of the marking on their butt. It looks like they sat on a painted toilet. 🙂 I like this picture because of the rhino ears. […]