LESOTHO | Thursday, 22 Apr 2004 | Views [384]
Our early start was negated by terrible traffic near Jo’burg and faulty navigation (my fault) so it took us eight hours to reach the Malealea Lodge in Lesotho. Although the name sounds Hawaiian, I assure you we are a universe from the Islands. ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Tuesday, 20 Apr 2004 | Views [303]
Yesterday was spent picking up the things we had cut previously in the cheetah camp. Once more I had to release the cheetahs and while I am in no real danger, have four large cats loose behind you causes an adrenaline rush. We dropped the ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Monday, 19 Apr 2004 | Views [346]
I have been supervising and working student volunteers all week. It's Easter break and all school kids are required to perform volunteer work. Parks is here with 20 of his students, a great group of black kids. They really worked hard and got rid ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Friday, 16 Apr 2004 | Views [452]
We first met Vanessa Bouwer when she was on a fundraising tour of the US for the DeWildt Cheetah Centre. Her enthusiasm and love of Africa created in us a desire not only to visit but to become a part of DeWildt. She eventually arranged for Connie ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 14 Apr 2004 | Views [415]
Wednesday was election day, another public holiday so DeWildt was closed. But not for the volunteers. I rushed to the center to get Parks and his kids started again, got the truck up the hill for them, walked down for the Nissan Safari, drove ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Tuesday, 13 Apr 2004 | Views [625]
Kelly, one of the field biologists, brought in a cheetah last week that apparently broke it’s jaw when it ran into a fence, a death sentence in the wild. But here at DeWildt where every cheetah is not only a prized individual but a genetic treasure, ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Thursday, 8 Apr 2004 | Views [519]
Ann Van Dyk is the undisputed alpha female at DeWildt and in this matriarchal society that makes her ‘da boss!’ – a position she would most likely occupy even if she wasn’t the owner and founder. A recent newspaper article described her as craggy ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 7 Apr 2004 | Views [380]
It’s the end of the rainy season and it rained again yesterday. Vanessa dropped us at Jubatus so we could go tracking with Yolandi, a researcher. She is doing her master’s on cheetah behavior and is following two wild males, Howard and Peter, ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Monday, 5 Apr 2004 | Views [896]
We woke early and went with Vanessa to Shingwedzi ‘ the place of the rocks’ which is Ann’s game farm to the north. It was about 180 kilometers on the road, 100 kilometers north of DeWildt and as it turns out, not far from Warmbad (also called Bella ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Saturday, 3 Apr 2004 | Photo Gallery
Our trip west across southern Africa
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SOUTH AFRICA | Saturday, 3 Apr 2004 | Views [298]
On Thursday we went on the center tour with Blue, a young French woman with not much more training than we have. The idea is that I should become competent to give the tours as a back-up guide. There is so much information, not only about the ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 31 Mar 2004 | Views [301]
We’re back at the Cheetah Lodge, as free-loading guests ready to start our indentured servitude. We will be staying at the lodge as long as rooms are available, camping when when we are forced out by paying guests. We did insist that we not be ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 31 Mar 2004 | Photo Gallery
The people and animals of southeastern Africa
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SOUTH AFRICA | Monday, 29 Mar 2004 | Views [328]
We opted for unexplored territory and headed north to see the Limpopo River which separates Kruger from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It isn’t a very remarkable drive – lots of kilometers but little to see. We did spot an old giraffe, judging by its’ ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Sunday, 28 Mar 2004 | Views [277]
After a heart-stopping breakfast – eggs, bacon, sausage and cheese with tomatoes we drove out of the bushman camp and back to Berg-en-dal where the rest of our gear was safely locked in the cab of our truck. We gassed up and began the 280 kilometer ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Friday, 26 Mar 2004 | Views [287]
The routine here at Bushman is simple. At 5:15am you are awakened with a knock at you r door and Elson fills the water basin outside with hot water. Get dressed, a quick wash up, brush teeth, and stop at the communal dining area for a cup of tea ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Thursday, 25 Mar 2004 | Views [375]
I am writing this from the Bushman Camp, 20 miles or so from Berg-en-dal as we siesta during the hottest part of the day. We hiked several miles this morning, leaving at 6:00am. It was nice to be on foot after spending so much time in the car.... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Tuesday, 23 Mar 2004 | Views [391]
Today is Buffalo day, our route heads west from camp then north along the river ending in Olifants – prime (so they say) buffalo territory. Going was slow, not because of traffic but due to the many bird species. We identified four different eagles ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Monday, 22 Mar 2004 | Views [284]
We slept in yesterday then took down the tent and drove 90 kilometers to Satara in the central region of Kruger. Kruger is the size of New Jersey but that is all they have in common. Parts of this area look like Serengeti with vast stretches ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Saturday, 20 Mar 2004 | Views [440]
Tomorrow may be the first day of autumn down here but you couldn’t prove it by the weather. It’s going to be in the 80’s again today. Our friends had told us to prepare for frosty mornings but not so today. We set out early on a drive to Crocodile ... Read more >
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