I’m in SA
greetings all, Well I’m in south africa right now. After a very very exhausting journey and 25 hours later I’m finally back in SA after 9 years. I first had to take the high speed train from brussels to Paris. after 90 mins I arrived at Charle de Gaulle where I had to get the bad news the flight was overbooked and that I won’t be flying that same night. After trying to get me on a...
Kalahari trip: Day One
It’s 18:30 now. We’re in “Van Zylsrus” near a campfire waiting for the flames to dim so we can put our steaks on the grill. I’m starving!!! Van Zylsrus… Can I call it a town? No I guess not. It’s about 200 kilometers from the nearest form of civilization, a few houses along a dirt road that stretches for miles & miles. It’s located near the Botswana border. We found a farm in...
Day 2
So we did, the hotel is being built from scratch. He is using a building method apparently used in the US. Bricks are not used. A metallic grid is used filled in between with some kind of isolation. The production cost is lower and the building itself is much more isolated compared to a brick built house. (so he says…) Anyway after the visit we headed for “Twee Rivieren”: the entrance gate...
Day 3
The game drive was good. The colors in the morning are stunning and as usual, a lot of game activity. The mammals all find a ray of sunshine to warm themselves up after the cold night. One of the more special things we saw this morning was an African wild cat. These cats (along with many others) are especially active at night. It’s rare seeing any. We made breakfast (eggs and bacon) and packed...
Day 4
Its 13:30 now, some people left this morning so we “migrated” to a better spot. It’s amazing here close to a waterhole for mammals. The ground is full of holes. There are squirrels everywhere. It’s amazing. People laughed when they saw us move out tents without disassembling them first. One camper came and asked us if we hadn’t seen a shoe. A jackal took it during the night. So we...
Day 4 bis
Since we took a lot of pictures of squirrels here at camp, we decided to stay with small rodents. So we took some pictures of whistling rats and some mice. Back at the camping site, we prepared yet another fine meal. We had a lot of fun during the evening. Everyone was sound asleep but we continued talking at our campfire with the necessary brandy & coffee.