The Sterkies trip had been put together in June/July and everyone had high expectations. I therefore donned my Superman shirt for day one just to prove to everyone that I meant business. Game on! We met at Nick’s place and spent the next hour trying to work out which cars should be taken. Apparently we …
Nothing like some Sterkies gold caught on the fly rod!
Christmas started at the usual 6am for us despite having not set an alarm. Sharon gave me a minor tongue lashing since I made her make me a cup of coffee before allowing her to open her gifts. Lesson learned; don’t get between Sharon and her presents. I’m not sure quite how it happened but …
Sharon and I both worked up to Christmas in order to preserve some leave for when the holiday madness was over. As a result the holidays started for us after work on the 24th of December. We both finished at lunch time and Sharon headed to the shops to do our Tala shopping. This turned …
I picked up Bruce and Nick at 5:30am and we began the long journey to Reekie Lyn, a 5km section of the Mooi River just below Kamberg, which we would be fishing for the day. Sadly things got off to a bad start when the rain started bucketing down before we’d even reached Cato Ridge. …
In breaking with the “lazy Friday at home” tradition, Sharon and I braved the world of kids and headed for MacNicol’s. For those of you who are not familiar with the camping scene, you basically get two types of camp sites. Type 1 is quiet, relaxing and normally spacious and relatively empty. Facilities are minimal, …
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 …