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Carly Cat and Kelli Bunny arrived at our Tsavene house on Easter Sunday and explored the bush around our house….             Then they posed at the waterhole………         found a safe baobab…….. … Continue reading →

After a night spent with precious family and friends, watching the full moon rise over our granite dome that we call Sunset Rock, we are even more thankful of the companionship of the good people around us,  and remember with … Continue reading →

I wake to the Crested Francolin chattering their excitement at a new dawn, and when I peer from my lounge window this is what I see……

After our last trip to Chilo Gorge Lodge and Gonarezhou, we are anticipating the departure of the gorgeous migratory Carmine bee eaters, deserting us for warmer climes with their new fledged chicks…

A Painted Wolf accompanied us on our recent travels through the Gonarezhou National Park. Pictures paint a thousand words, so, enjoy…..

An early morning start and delicious sorghum porridge for breakfast is the order of the day. Ably cooked by Anderson in our Tsavene kitchen. Then off to Chilo Gorge lodge, overlooking the Save river on the edge of the Gonarezhou … Continue reading →

Armoured crickets, ponderous medieval knights of the insect world who emerge from who-knows-where when substantial rains have fallen, are clad in blue-grey breast shields with silver-helmuted heads fronted by humorous eyes. All their fierce posturing does them no good against … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening Clive and I planned a walk, to dust the cobwebs gleaned from a day of internet interaction. Descending the steep driveway to the base of our hill, atop which perches our Tsaven house, with hand-carved walking sticks as … Continue reading →

Night before last-Natasha Anderson of the Lowveld Rhino Trust spent an evening with us, sharing a bottle of Excelsior Merlot 2010, handpicked by her wine route-hopping friends in Cape Town. A delicious soft wine, yet with rich red fruit flavour, … Continue reading →