Six Months in South Africa: Hiking at Assegaai Trails

While hiking at Assegaai Trails, we walked among giraffes, zebras and a rich diversity of birds in a reserve without dangerous big carnivores, buffalo or elephants. An amazing experience!   A bal...

Six Months in South Africa: National Arts Festival in Grahamstown

The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown is Africa’s largest arts festival, offering a bounty of arts, crafts and foods, as well as riveting musical and dramatic performances.   As I work ...

Six Months in South Africa: Winter Morning in Grahamstown

On a winter morning in Grahamstown, I birded my way up Gunfire Hill and through Rhodes University campus and Makana Botanical Gardens. The air was filled with promise and new beginnings – a good day...

Six Months in South Africa: Doringkloof Walk, Addo Elephant National Park

On a glorious winter day, Doringkloof Walk, Addo Elephant National Park, granted spectacular views of forested and fynbos-covered peaks and flowering aloes, as well as sightings of Eastern Cape birds ...