Took the drive north from Tofo a couple days ago up to another coastal destination, Vilanculos. This seaside spot serves as the arrival airport from Johannesburg and also as the embarkation point over to the beach lodges and resorts in the Bazaruto Archipelago. Came out to the Bazaruto spots a few…
No trip is complete to Cape Town unless the icon of the Mother City, Table Mountain, is visited. Be it by foot or by cable car, you cannot leave the city until this natural wonder is enjoyed and fully explored.
The weather is always a factor when visiting the mountain. As…
Today is my mother’s birthday so the desire and necessity to make it a memorable 73rd was my focus.
We awoke to cloudy skies. The weather can be fickle in the Western Cape of South Africa and today proved to be no exception. I was happy to see that the flowers,…
As we did not have a schedule to meet anyone in Cape Town this evening, I suggested that we take a leisurely day and watch the whales from the old harbor cliffs and along the cliff paths of Hermanus. Mama agreed. We had another long visit with the Jansens, discussing our…
After another high calorie breakfast, we set out for Hermanus, whale watching capital of South Africa. My friends, Paul and Yvonne Jansen, run a B&B there called Mulligan’s Guest House, located on the local golf course. The path we took placed us back on the same road to Knysna. We took…
We awoke to a sun filled sky on day 3 on the Garden Route. After another breakfast of copious portions, Mama and I headed off for a drive eats to the small seaside town of Knysna (pronounced Nise-na). As I’ve always told my clients, the variety of South Africa’s natural setting…
Today treated us to our first day of overcast skies since commencing our trip. Nevertheless, we again headed east down the coastal highway as I wanted to share the experience of being up close to African elephants with my mother. In past years, I had been to the Knysna Elephant Park…
Plettenberg Bay sits on the Indian Ocean off of South Africa’s east coast. My mother and I flew to the coastal town of George (named for George Rex, whom, rumor says was the unclaimed first son of King George III). George serves as a bit of a golf mecca in South…
Today would be our last day in the bush and we were hopeful of another morning drive filled with strong impressions for the eyes and ears. We were not disappointed as, before the Land Rover pulled out from the parking area, our tracker, Chris, saw a set of tracks belonging to…
