Author Archives: Butty

About Butty

Me and Er live in Devon in a small village with a Thatched Pub

February 22, 2024
7:48 am
by: Butty

Monday 19th February

Drove around the reserve, some roads ok but most , challenging off road. Visited a couple of dams and view points. Some imported game around. Lots of bird noise. Couldn’t get hot water. Ribs and salad for dinner. No network … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, 2024, South Africa, Waterberg

February 22, 2024
7:43 am
by: Butty

Sunday 18th February

Up at 6.30 and left for Midrand to pick up camper. Usual speel  on the use , lots to take in as we haven’t hired this lone before. We always forget something important. On the road at 10.30 heading for … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, South Africa, Waterberg

February 17, 2024
9:26 pm
by: Butty

Saturday 17th February

Shopping for the trip at Woolworths after breakfast. Light lunch and met Cheryl’s mother. Chilling then off to Gregory’s for BBQ. Trip around his gated housing estate including golf course

Posted in 2024, Joburg, South Africa

February 17, 2024
6:25 am
by: Butty

Friday 16th February

Second day with C&J in Boksburg. Went for a walk first thing around the estates. Jeff needed to collect his computer and a chair so went on tour with him. Chilled in afternoon. Went to Richard’s in evening for a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, Joburg, South Africa

February 15, 2024
2:39 pm
by: Butty

Thursday 15th February

Flight arrived 20 minutes early at Joburg. Very pleasant smooth flight. Dozed a bit. Jeff and Cheryl met us at airport and took us back to their lovely new home in Boksburg. Spent the day catching up. Dozed a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, Joburg, South Africa

February 15, 2024
2:30 pm
by: Butty

Wednesday 14th February – On our way

Left Exeter on the 9.10 National Express coach for Heathrow Airport and arrived at 1pm with five and a half hours to kill before our 18.30 flight to Joburg. Flight left a little late. Seats 65 A & B on … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, England

January 24, 2024
5:00 pm
by: Butty

Our pending trip to Southern Africa

Leaving UK on the 14th February A day by day blog of our road trip from Johannesburg to Vic Falls and back travelling through South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Posted in 2024

January 7, 2024
11:36 am
by: Butty

All below up to December 2018

A year later Covid struck the World and travelling was a No No We travelled to Europe only when all was clear

Posted in 2018

December 15, 2018
3:26 pm
by: Butty

Saturday 15th December

Left Kei at about 9am to go to East London airport, dropped off the car, flight on time and arrived Jo’burg airport at 1.30. Couldn’t check in until 4pm. Put our luggage in storage and went across the road (20 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, South Africa

December 15, 2018
3:20 pm
by: Butty

Friday14th December

Took a little drive around Kei, had a cuppa at Yellowwood , a very interesting campsite and coffee house. Walked the beach at Morgan’s Bay and had lunch on the Deck, part of the hotel. Last day with Jeff and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, South Africa

December 15, 2018
3:14 pm
by: Butty

Thursday 13th December

Took a trip via the ferry across the river and took the gravel road cross country through the spread out villages of the Transkei. Had lunch at Trennery’s a small hotel on the coast, very pleasant.  Went for a drink … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, South Africa

December 15, 2018
3:13 pm
by: Butty

Wednesday 12th December

Chilled most of the morning, Irene and Cheryl shopped a little and I helped Jeff with a little gate problem. Jeff suggested we take the two canoes down to the river, the tide was coming in so we started at … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, South Africa

December 15, 2018
3:10 pm
by: Butty

Tuesday 11th December

Left Hout Bay at 8am to Cape Town airport for  our flight to East London and on to Kei Mouth up the Wild Coast to visit Jeff & Cheryl. Another smallish 40 seater jet and this time we were charged … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, South Africa

December 15, 2018
3:07 pm
by: Butty

Monday 10th December

Went into CT via our favourite shop Weylandts and drooled over some of the furniture etc. Bought a couple of packable  nick knacks.  Spent a few hours at the new Silo Musuem on six floors of the old grain silos … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, South Africa

December 9, 2018
5:49 pm
by: Butty

Sunday 9th December

Woke to a beautiful view over Hout Bay. Today we met Dave and Renate. They came here for coffee then we took a trip to the weekend market at the end of the bay. We remembered more stalls last visit … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, South Africa