Author Archives: Butty

Left for our one night stop at Nxai Pan after filling tanks with water. Very, very hot and we are drinking water by the gallon. Gate to Pan about 60 kilometres on tar. Arrived at gate and deflated tyres for … Continue reading →

Early morning walk onto the Pan after breakfast of eggs, beans and boerewors. Packed up and drove on Sau Pan around the “Island” for ten minutes and then set off to Gweta across NtwetwePan. Took a wrong route 3/4 of … Continue reading →

Got on the road at 8am for our trip into the Makgikgadi Pan . Arrived on the outskirts of the pan and set GPS coordinates for Kubu Island where we stay for the night. Almost immediately lost our gps track … Continue reading →

Up crack of dawn to the sound of squawking and fighting birds. Reasonable sleep for first night. We sorted out the camper and it’s equipment and put away all our clothing and bits and pieces. Storage space is great. Such … Continue reading →

Leisurely breakfast. Lodge and rooms super. Drove back to Modimolle to stock up on provisions and booze. Spent a bit too much time over breakfast and shopping. On the road at midday for our trip the Khama Rhino Reserve in … Continue reading →

Arrived Joburg at 11.30 am 4 hours late. Met by Bushlore driver and taken to depot to pick up vehicles. After a lot of paperwork and a long vehicle briefing  finally got underway to Modimolle to the Silver Streams Lodge … Continue reading →

Left Coleford at 10.30 this morning and decided to stop in Windsor for lunch and meet  up with L&M Arrived T5 at about 4pm and then relaxed in the Aspire lounge. Bloody  flight delayed hour and a half.  

20th June Last full day at the gite and it is overcast and raining. Took a trip to Bruniquel another of the beautiful perched mediaeval villages. Sadly rain spoiling trip so came back to gite. Cleared after lunch so went … Continue reading →

17 th June Visited  the beautiful perched village of Cordes de Ceil. Quite a steep climb to the top but worth it. Beers all round at the top then a wander around the village. Great views. Chez Sob’s for lunch and … Continue reading →

15th June Went to Gaillac in the morning. St Michael ‘s Abbey was closed . Wandered. Stopped for a beer and then went to Leclerc to do shopping. Lunch at the Gite and slopped around the pool in the afternoon. … Continue reading →

  Saturday 13th Arrived  Toulouse Airport at 3.45 pm , picked up hire cars , Irene and I did the shopping in Gaillac and arrived at the Gite at about 6.30. Raining. Pasta for dinner. Sunday 14th Woke up to … Continue reading →

Week-end away with the “Boys” to Milan Watched AC Milan play Roma at the San Siro. Disappointing crowd, only 35,000 The “Boys” – Nick, Snips, Martin, Dave M, Dave W, Fred, John and Myself. The usual open top bus trips … Continue reading →

Long week-end in Dublin with 15 others from club including wives Hop On/Off bus trips, Guinness Factory visit, Celtic Evening and generally walking the City                

The Annual skiing week in Fusch,  Austria staying at the Lampenhausl Rich, Joelle, Peter , Chantal and Yvette arrived from France Very mild conditions again this year but snow OK at higher levels Skied the resort, Maria Alm, Saalbach and … Continue reading →