Browns in Kruger September 2021
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2022 12:18 pm
Hey Guys,
Time for a new TT, although it’s rather late.
I’m going to push it out faster than usual due to work and other commitments.
I got retrenched at the start of Covid, hence I hit a mental wobble and Kruger was put on the backburner while I went into any subcontract type work available with my old boss who also got retrenched, so this was our first Kruger trip in 2 years, therefore we were hanging to go, and Kruger didn’t disappoint.
Government kept changing their tune on when the 2021 school holidays were going to be and a month after we booked, they changed things slightly again, but we decided to just pull the younger kids out of school for a few of the days. Hawkeyes and her boyfriend, Sasquatch, had Varsity commitments so they stayed and looked after the house, Granny and the dogs.
The final trip for the rest of us was as per below with a mix of scally accommodation in the main camps to allow us to financially manage 1 night each in our favourite bush camps.
22nd September Springgrove Cottages, Lothair
23rd Skukuza
24th, 25th and 26th Lower Sabie
27th Talamati
28th, 29th, 30th, 1st Skukuza
2nd Biyamiti
3rd Tugela River Cottage
The rhino population is again a concern as they were missing from many of the usual spots, however I’m going to omit all rhino sightings even though I don’t believe it makes much of a difference.
We found the condition of the accommodation rather sketchy for the price in some camps, but we still prefer staying in the park than putting up with entrance gate chaos each morning.
In summary, the trip was a little different without Hawkeyes, but Kruger is still a special place.
To be continued
Time for a new TT, although it’s rather late.
I’m going to push it out faster than usual due to work and other commitments.
I got retrenched at the start of Covid, hence I hit a mental wobble and Kruger was put on the backburner while I went into any subcontract type work available with my old boss who also got retrenched, so this was our first Kruger trip in 2 years, therefore we were hanging to go, and Kruger didn’t disappoint.
Government kept changing their tune on when the 2021 school holidays were going to be and a month after we booked, they changed things slightly again, but we decided to just pull the younger kids out of school for a few of the days. Hawkeyes and her boyfriend, Sasquatch, had Varsity commitments so they stayed and looked after the house, Granny and the dogs.
The final trip for the rest of us was as per below with a mix of scally accommodation in the main camps to allow us to financially manage 1 night each in our favourite bush camps.
22nd September Springgrove Cottages, Lothair
23rd Skukuza
24th, 25th and 26th Lower Sabie
27th Talamati
28th, 29th, 30th, 1st Skukuza
2nd Biyamiti
3rd Tugela River Cottage
The rhino population is again a concern as they were missing from many of the usual spots, however I’m going to omit all rhino sightings even though I don’t believe it makes much of a difference.
We found the condition of the accommodation rather sketchy for the price in some camps, but we still prefer staying in the park than putting up with entrance gate chaos each morning.
In summary, the trip was a little different without Hawkeyes, but Kruger is still a special place.
To be continued