Year: 2018
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. […]
South Africa – Day 8 – Late Morning at Camp
Wednesday Morning, March 7 A tour of camp – continued from yesterday. The garage This building – behind the house – is the laundry, butcher shop, and woodshop. Laundry The large refrigerator in the butcher shop The woodshop Notice the house through the open door This building – behind the laundry/butcher shop/woodshop – is where […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jenna
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
South Africa – Day 8 – Morning at Camp
Wednesday Morning, March 7 I learned to make French press coffee while in South Africa – because that is what was available in our chalet. I enjoyed the mornings when the men were out hunting, because that gave me time to relax on our porch – read my devotional book “In a Pit With a […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jana
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High Photo taken at Holy Family Care Center in Ofcolaco, South Africa.
South Africa – Day 7 – Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre
Tuesday, March 6 Moholoholo is in a beautiful location in the shadow of the Drakensberg mountain range. There was an entire flock of marabou storks in the driveway. I am not sure if they live here or flew in for the day. A beautiful Bird of Paradise flower near our parking spot. There was an […]
South Africa – Day 7 – Shopping and Dining in Hoedspruit
Tuesday, March 6 Our first animal sighting for the day (female nyala) happened when it was still dark – while Cerwin and I were sitting on the porch of our chalet enjoying our first cup of coffee. Later – during our second cup of coffee – we saw a few warthogs. At the main house […]
South Africa – Day 6 – Afternoon & Evening at Bosbok Safaris
Monday, March 5 This is how the guys hunted from a tree blind – near a water hole – looking for a warthog for Jared and a Impala for Ian. Meanwhile back at the farm I enjoyed watching the monkeys running away from the kitchen area where they came for left-over food and things that […]
South Africa – Day 6 – First Morning at Bosbok Safaris
Monday, March 5 Cerwin and the guys set their alarms early in preparation for a hunt. I woke slightly when Cerwin’s alarm went off. I fell back to sleep and dreamt that I flew home because I forgot a pair of shoes. I found myself at church with people who were surprised that I was […]
South Africa – Day 5 – First Evening at Bosbok Safaris
Sunday Evening, March 4 Our welcome committee. I think this is Jethro and Sally – as Gus is old and slow and is probably still somewhere in the background. All three are Jack Russell mixes. One of the first things we did was get acquainted with our chalets. They are numbered 1 through 4. We […]