It was an extremely difficult month to begin with, as the lack of rain was seriously starting to take its toll on both the animals and the vegetation in the Southern Kalahari. The reserve became silent. No cricket croaked, no lion roared...read more
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) in Botswana spans 55,000 square kilometres and is the second largest wildlife reserve in Africa. It is one of the most remote paces in Africa and when visiting here one needs to bring all fuel, wa...read more
My previous story about our time at Ngala, particularly the cheese-stealing hyena, brought back some funny memories of my brief foray away from guiding into the unfamiliar world of lodge management. Picture the scene – a beautiful...read more
I wrote this some time ago and even to date I feel that this entry pretty much somes up what it is that we guides do, everyday, seven days a week...for 6 to 8 weeks and sometimes up to 12 at a time.
The story also involves a very...read more
This is not a biography. This post isn’t about how a man learnt the ways of the bush lore and tracking and all of those details that seem insipid and very cliché to me these days. This story is an attempt to describe how one...read more
