Into Kruger to see elephants, giraffes and other great wild life
We ended our South African adventure with a visit to Kruger National Park for a two day game drive.
The first day, we saw a total of 29 creatures - exotic birds such as blue-purple starlings, red and yellow hornbill, fish eagle, vultures, brown snake eagle and lilac-breasted roller and loads of animals, including elephants, zebras, warthogs, giraffes, waterbuck, steenbok,...
From Kirstenbosch to Namaqualand for more spectacular sights
My first visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town was five years ago. It was a fabulous visit and I got to see some spectacular plant specimens - protea, leucospermum, cycads and all sorts of other exotic plants.
However, my visit this week was somehow much more satisfying.
I'm not sure why. I again saw wonderful collections of protea and...
Up Table Mountain for a sensational, panoramic, top of the world view
Our decision to go up Table Mountain has been in the balance for a few days because of fluctuating weather conditions.
The sky needs to be totally blue without a cloud in it for a visit to the mountain top to be perfect.
The weather was excellent on our second day, but on Sept.10 it was perfect and we moved quickly...
Falling in love with quiver trees from Springbok to Clanwilliam
From Springbok, we made our way south to Clanwilliam, stopping on the way to see a magnificent display of quiver trees and other native African plants at the Kokerboom Nursery.
The nursery, now into its 60th year, specializes in succulents and other unusual items such as stone plants (lithops), but is the place where keen gardeners come to buy their...
