Monthly Archive: October 2010

1-bokmakierie 0

Bird of the week – Week 43: Bokmakierie

The call of the Bokmakierie is a delight to hear. The paired birds almost invariably call in duet and have quite an extensive repertoire, but often containing a bok, bok, bok followed by a...

04-Flamingo_wm 1

Just for today….

Just for today Do not worry Just for today Do not Anger Just for today Honour your parents Teachers and elders Just for today Earn your living honestly Show gratitude to every living thing...

10015-suricate-arnhem-cave-12062010 0

Weekend at Arnhem Cave

We’re always scouting for camping venues close to home, and have discovered a great farm about 140 km east of Windhoek.  Not only does it have campsites and chalets, but Namibia’s largest cave system...

10011-black-rhinoceros-2-etosha-14042007 0

Where have all the rhinos gone?

Our readers are mainly folks living out of Africa, so I’m going to ask you a strange question here – have you ever seen a rhinoceros in the wild?  If you haven’t, may I...

426a-scenery-8-okavango-delta-maun-07052009 0

Go with the flow – in the Okavango Delta

No visit to Botswana is complete without experiencing a mokoro trip in the Okavango Delta.  Whilst the national parks enthrall you with their abundant wildlife and scenery, gliding through the narrow channels of the...

4-bateleur 0

Bird of the week – Week 39 : Bateleur

When the ruins of Great Zimbabwe were discovered by the first European adventurers in the early 16th century, and more fully investigated in the 19th century, one of the intriguing discoveries made amongst the...