Cape Town & Zululand 2026 Highlights

A wonderful 6 week visit to Cape Town and Zululand.

Highlights

• An absolutely fabulous 9 days in Zululand exploring Mkuzi, Sodwana Bay, Hluhluwe and St Lucia.
• A really fun weekend at the Good Hope Farm near Robertson with Russell and my Afrikaburn friends including two lovely hikes.
• A restful weekend away at Melkbos with The Hardcore Hiking group.
• Photographing a Gymnogene which Heather manifested.
• Photographing an Eagle Owl at Kirstenbosch.
• Lots of delicious lunches at Woodside Village.
• Compiling Mike's memoirs.
• Helping Jo purchase a new computer and screen and setting up her photos in Lightroom.
• Creating a birthday song for Sam.
• A fun night of poker with the boys.
• Watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show. What a blast.
• A delicious lunch in Melkbos with Mary-Anne.
• Some nice walks and hikes: Hluhluwe game walk, Myburgh's Ravine, Eagle's Nest, Muizenberg, Chapman's Peak, The Greenbelt and 2 hikes at Good Hope Farm.

 

Arrival

• Flight and reunion (Apr)

Family

• Birthday song for Sam (Apr)
• Sam's birthday breakfast (Apr)
• Mother's day (May)
• Jo's 54th birthday (May)
• Compiling Mike's memoirs (Apr)

Social

• Poker with the boys (Apr)
• Melkbos with Mary-Anne (May)

Weekends away

• Langebaan weekend  (Apr)
• Weekend away near Robertson with my Afrikaburn friends (May)

Walks & Hikes

• Walk in The Greenbelt  (Apr)
• St James to Muizenberg walk  (Apr)
• Chapman's Peak with Russell (May)
• Eagle's Nest with Russell (May)
• Myburgh's Ravine with Russell & Brandon (May)
• Waterfall walk and mountain walk near Robertson (May)

Photography

• Photographing Gymnogene  (Apr) 
• Steam train in Rondebosch (May)
• Kirstenbosch (and photographing an owl) (May)

Show

• Rocky Horror Picture Show (May)

Zululand trip

• All posts
• Journey there  (May)
• Mkuzi  (May)
• Sodwana  (May)
• Hluhluwe–iMfolozi  (May)
• St Lucia (May)

Weekend away at Good Hope Farm near Robertson

An absolutely fabulous weekend away with Russell, Rob, Dawn, Glen, Brandon, Shane, Graeme, Lucy, Wouter and Hayley.

Highlights

• A rather roundabout 3.5 hour journey to get there due to the recent floods.
• The stunning sunrise over the dam each morning.
• A fun walk to a waterfall for an invigorating swim.
• An adventurous walk up the mountain with Graeme and Lucy. Graeme ran out of power to navigate and I was able to save the day by whipping out my powerbank.
• The wonderful, friendly farm animals including Blondey (the horse), Honky (the donkey), Broomhilda (the big pig), Snuffles (the small pig) and Pecky (the ostrich).
• Making pizzas on the 2nd night with the pizza oven. I broke the Guinness Book of Records for the most toppings on a pizza.
• Spending more fun time with dear Russell.
• A special heart-to-heart chat with Dawn.
• Glen having a precarious swing over the dam.
• Discussing the joys of birding with Hailey.
• The love so evident between Hailey and Wouter - you'd think they've been together a year, not 14 years.
• Brandon and Shane introducing me to sugar free lemonade and icecream.

Scenery on the way

Waking up to sunrise over the dam

The friendly farm animals

About to leave on our walk to the waterfall

Walk to the waterfall for an invigorating dip

Hike up the mountain with Graeme and Lucy

Braai on the 1st night and pizza on the 2nd

Chilling on the final day

Scenery on the way home