Year in the Wild Blog

Leisure Wheels Magazine – April 2012 – Cover article – Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park

My fourth Year in the Wild article for Leisure Wheels Magazine, with a great cover photograph, on the Richtersveld National Park, another of my favourite wild places in South Africa. Published in the April 2012 issue.

Getaway Magazine – April 2012 – Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

My sixth feature for Getaway Magazine's April 2012 edition, a cover article written and photographed, on the huge Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park which straddles both South Africa and Botswana. (2.1MB size).

Leisure Wheels Magazine – March 2012 – Tankwa Karoo National Park

My third Year in the Wild article for Leisure Wheels Magazine, published in the March 2012 issue, on the awesome Tankwa Karoo National Park, one of my favourite wild places in South Africa.

Lions galore in Kgalagadi

As you may know, the famous Kalahari lions eluded me and Gareth on our recent trip to the Kgalagadi. Everyone else seemed to see them! Anyway, while we were there, we met up with Michelle Swemmer, who works as a wild dog researcher in Natal, but who was on holiday with her parents in the Kgalagadi recently. She is also a really good photographer, with a knack for being in the right place at the right time!  The day Gareth and I left Nossob, a pride of lions descended on the fence line of the
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Photos of Cheetahs from Kgalagadi

While we were in the Kgalagadi, we made friends with Andrew and Lohla Samassa...and they were lucky enough to get some decent photos of cheetahs. They wanted to share them with all the followers of Year in the Wild. Thank you Andrew and Lohla!

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Augrabies Falls in flood…

At the moment, the Gariep River is at a normal level for this time of year. But when the upcountry thunderstorms arrive, the river morphs into an angry serpent. And the Augrabies Falls transform into a raging quagmire. Here are some photos from the information board at the reception area. The photos are taken by several different photographers. As you can see, you don't want to be on the boardwalks when the flooding starts...

The big flood of 1988 delivered a wopping 7 800 cubic metres of
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