Category Archives: 2018

March 20, 2024
6:17 pm
by: Butty

Wednesday 20th March

Overnight flight from Joburg bang on time, arrived 10 mins early at 4.50 am. Coach to Exeter not until 9.30. Hung about in Cafe Nero in terminal 2 until 9.00. Coach on time and arrived Exeter at 13.10. Nick waiting … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, England

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 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 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 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

December 9, 2018
8:09 am
by: Butty

Saturday 8th December

Bit cool and cloudy first thing. Went to Kalkbay and had coffee, browsed the  shops and Irene bought some tops and shoes. On to Camps Bay and had a bite to eat. Weather warmed up and the sun decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018

December 8, 2018
3:43 pm
by: Butty

Friday 7th December

We left Monte Bello in Windhoek at 7.15am for the airport. Our flight to Cape Town was at 9.20am. The airports about 40km out of town, looking for a flat place for an airport!  We arrived in CT at 11.20 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, South Africa

December 6, 2018
3:42 pm
by: Butty

Thursday 6th December

We were woken just before dawn by the deafening roar of a lion not far from the camp. Nobody actual saw them but the noise was chilling. It meant we we up early for our last  five hour drive to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, Namibia