Karoo Winter Wonderland

Connie (a friend of Willie’s) spent last weekend on the farm Rooipoort near Murraysburg in the Karoo. The significance of this is that it was the weekend some areas of South Africa experienced heavy snowfalls. The farm was located in one of them, and Connie returned from his weekend with lots of wonderful photographs, which […]

GPS Roulette: “Danger” is my middle name

A guest post by Willie for Notes from Africa GPS devices are amazing tools, but should not be trusted implicitly if used as a travelling aid. A healthy dose of common sense is still required when using this modern marvel, which has become such a big part of everyday life. Somebody I know tells the […]

Snow in the Southern Cape

The city we live in is situated at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains in the Southern Cape. Being on the coastal plateau between the mountains and the sea, it rarely gets very cold here. Our winters are wet and cold, but snow this close to the sea is uncommon – even on our coastal […]

The Jet-set Puppy goes on a diet

Rosie (AKA The Jet-set Puppy), has always been a sturdy looking dog. Or as somebody once described her: “a chunky pup”. Chunky looked good on her when she was a puppy. It made her look like a healthy little bear cub. But as our vet told us when we recently took Rosie for her annual […]