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Canada Capers - Catching Up At Last Part 1
I had an intense longing to see and be reunited with my children and grandchildren. While we were gallivanting all over Africa, we became grandparents again to the most adorable little girl, Lanae....
The Long And The Short of It - The Honey...
I’ve been avoiding this topic for quite some time. If I can ignore it, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, then the truth can be kept hidden in a secret chamber I haven’t been...
From The Coast To The Karoo - Summer...
Ahh, it’s quiet once again. The festive season has been wrapped, packed away, and stored for another year. Mothers are wiping their hands on a tea towel for the last time and have folded new...
Finding Ourselves In The Breede River...
It’s absolute chaos everywhere right now. Just two days before Santa crosses the equator to deliver gifts to us in sunny South Africa! His reindeer must be hoofing it to get the deliveries...
What’s Next? Going with the flow into...
Upon returning to South Africa, we found ourselves amidst worldwide chaos. An escalating war in Ukraine, genocide in Gaza, MAGA in America, Charlie Kirk (whom I had no inkling of) has been...
Road Tripping With The Knights - To See...
Two notable events occurred last weekend. The first was my 1974 annual class reunion luncheon, and the other was a Worcester friend’s 70th birthday celebration. This is not a Cinderella...
Road Tripping - The Honey Badger and Dora...
This has been quite a week since my last blog post. Firstly, I narrowly escaped/extricated myself from a locked bathroom. The incident occurred while we were staying with Crown Prince Liam, an hour...
Onrus River - Setting Up, Settling Down...
If you do not have a summer holiday reservation, you are buggered and doomed to stay at home. “At least have a plan”, we heard a man tell his friend in the coffee shop this morning. He...
We’ve Made It! Full Circle - The Last...
Thank you, Hilana, Bronwynn, Deon, Ingrid, Steve, and Manfred, for your lovely comments at the end of the previous blog, which encourage me to keep writing and sharing. I constantly revisit my...
The Garden Route - Almost Full Circle -...
It is officially Summer in my books. Come, wind, rain or snow. My wardrobe has been transformed; there’ll only be summer garb on this lily-white body henceforth. Thick, winter soups,...
Addo Elephant National Park – Elephants...
It’s November, and I can count the sunny, windless, perfect beach days on one hand. But there’s an expectancy of early Summer in the air. I can feel it on my shoulders when I walk....
Mountain Zebra National Park - Earning...
For years, I’ve lived by the motto, “Have a passport, will travel.” Recently, we renewed our Wild Card, a key that unlocks the gates to all our Game reserves, nature reserves, and...
Lesotho – Semonkong Lodge – Spring Part 5
I miss the colourful guy dressed in an Island style shirt, making Rolex (Roll Eggs) in Uganda, watching him swirl and flip his frying pan on a small brazier behind his pop-up stall, the magpie...
Lesotho – Sehlabathebe National Park...
We were up and about ten minutes before the alarm clanged shrilly. We switched the kettle on, and by six thirty, we had our coffee, rusks, and our latest obsession open on our phones: Blossom, a word...
African Safari Coloring Book v1
Over the years, we’ve captured thousands of wildlife photographs on our travels. A small percentage have appeared in Maricha’s blogs. I have been pondering what to do with all these...
Lesotho - A Long And Winding Road -...
There’s a battle of wills going on with the weather. Spring has shown her true colours with a medley of different coloured blooms and a kaleidoscope of genus, trying to defeat Winter’s...
Durban & Natal North and South Coast -...
This scribbling is a complete turnaround from my last blog about Spring in the Cape! The weather took a sharp turn, with Sunday turning into a day of heavy rain and strong winds that kept us indoors....
Anglo Zulu Battlefields - Spring - Part 1...
Butch and I went for a lovely mid-morning walk along the coast from Kleinbaai this morning. I needed to see the flowers before they all turned to seed. It was while I was walking, enjoying the fresh...
Kruger National Park - Celebrating A...
Journeys don’t unfailingly deliver what we expect, and sometimes there’s an unexpected journey to be made which we’d rather have differently. These journeys come too soon, too...
Swaziland - The Kingdom Of Eswatini -...
Eswatini, formally known as the Kingdom of Eswatini, and the birthplace of the Swazi nation, has always been shrouded in mystery to me. The small, landlocked country is wedged between South Africa...
Pongola - A Family Affair
Behind us, the misty reality of our African Adventure evaporated, and we found ourselves on a winding, uncertain road into the future. However, amidst this uncertainty, a celebration and family...
There's No Sister Like A Koeksister -...
The red, gravelly, iron-rich soil of the Limpopo province is where we found ourselves, our reintroduction to South Africa after our extraordinary years exploring our beloved Africa. Our stop...
Botswana - A Land Of Contradictions
Botswana, is a place we all hold dear. Its vastness, beauty, and abundant wildlife, coupled with its diverse landscapes, make it a unique destination. And I, like many of you, have a deep personal...
Taking Up An Invitation - The Marmalade...
By now, you all know that our heads have turned, and our vagabond days are winding down. We have committed to attending a very important person’s 80th birthday celebration and family reunion in...