I was up at 4:30 on Saturday morning, packed the car, and then picked up Nick and Bruce on the way to Mavela. We stopped off for the mandatory cup of coffee, which I ended up only drinking half of, in fear of needing to wear a nappy under my waders. By 7am we were …
After months of waiting our weekend to Itaga finally arrived. The camera batteries were charged and the lenses packed…oh, and I think I took some clothes too. I shook Sharon awake at 4:45am after the normal poor night’s sleep which seems to go hand in hand with travelling. Surprisingly there was no, “Why are you …
On Sunday morning we dragged ourselves to Hammersdale in the pouring rain and mist to ride the St Mary’s mountain bike race. We got off to a good start with Sharon hitting the hills hard, and we were all set for a good time when we realised we’d taken a wrong turn in the mist …
Although it had rained for most of Saturday, and was still overcast on Sunday morning, I decided I needed an outing; So Sharon and I picked up my mom and we headed for Tala Game Reserve. All was looking good until we were nearing the gate when, suddenly, the heavens opened up and the rain …
It seems that the older one gets the more admin one has to do on weekends. How is that possible? Anyway, after a little thought I came up with the following: admin = ((Age * 2) + nper + nprop + nv) / 10 where: nper = the number of people living in your house …
My mom picked us up at 5am on Sunday and took us and the bikes to the start of the race. Thankfully the rain from the night before had taken the day off so it looked like the perfect weather for riding…overcast and cool. In fact the only concerning factor was the wet, slippery roads. …
As Sunday came to an end I showered and sunk into the couch, ready to relax. And just as I was complaining that my weekends needed some real excitement I got a phone call. It was my mom telling me that they neighbors cat was stuck up her tree. At first I thought she was …
Sunday was race day, so Sharon and I loaded the bikes onto the car and headed for Michaelhouse. This was a race I’d never done before and the route profile looked menacing – Fourteen kilometers of pure climbing following by 6 kilometers of downhill. Sharon had thankfully not seen the profile so I assured her …
A very successful Charleston trip left us wanting more time in the bush, so in September Sharon and I decided to head to Mkhuze for the long weekend. Mkhuze is located just over 300kms north of Durban, slightly further than Hluhluwe/Imfolozi, and is known more for its birdlife than its wildlife. That said it’s still …
At 6am on Sunday we were up and packing everything into the car. From Richards Bay we drove a further 45 minutes north to the Mtuba golf course for the Hippo Challenge. Although I only saw the last hole of the course it certainly looks well maintained and worth a visit sometime in the future. …