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No need to plough through these, just for our book,photos that didn’t make the blog.

The day we haven’t really been waiting for!    It’s a goodbye to Umhlanga and off to the airport for our first flight to Cape Town. We’ve experienced a lot of hotels and those first minutes in your new room can be a voyage of discovery. Just how many light switches do you need in one…

Quick update on Sheila’s bite. So yesterday we went to the pharmacy in the Gateway to get some advice as it was taking its time to subside. Pharmacist was great but when he gave her the medication it was put in a locked cage – not in case it escaped – but to prevent medicines…

So the plan this morning was to sit a little while in the hot African sun and then take ourselves off for some retail therapy.  Looked out the window and no blue sky just a misty murky morning. So it’s reverse the plan and we’re off to the Gateway Mall this morning. Described as The…

This is the name of the place where we are staying and it is 15 km south of Durban. We found out why we’re here and not in Durban later in the day. But to begin the sun is shining, the sky is blue and the day looks promising. Just as well as Sheila is…

Not straightway though. We began the day with our last 5.30 alarm call.  Game drives have been fun, informative and sometimes quite stunning.  For our final one it was magical as we stopped on one of the highest points on the Reserve and silently watched the sun rise. Unlike the last couple of days the…

Apologies to David Attenborough and sorry if this is getting a bit ‘samey’ but if we don’t talk about the animals and their habits there won’t be much of a blog as it’s all we’re currently doing!) The cheetah is a pursuit predator and the  fastest land animal. It is capable of running at 58-65…

Short blog today – (we’re sure you’re grateful), it’s all about the Lion. We were up at 5 for the game drive and look what we found A bit about lions who have a magnificent mane like the one above extending from their head to their shoulders and chest. A top predator who is at…

Early start today as up at 5.30 and on the game ride at 6.  It was quite chilly but the animals were out and about.  First sighting was a white rhino and it’s baby. The Black rhino is more elusive and rushes into the thicket if it hears the car coming.  We did see a…