A tribute to a legend. Today, exactly 5 years ago, the last of the “original” Landrover Defenders rolled off the production line. The Defender was produced for over 67 years. There were many different versions with just over 2 000 000 models built during that time. In 2020, a new Landrover Defender was released and time willContinue reading “Landrover Defender”
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Face to Face with an Elephant (Video)
Back to the Bush We’ve been plagued by electrical issues at Bateleur over the last couple of weeks, so on Sunday I drove through to Hoedspruit to get to the bottom of it. We rely heavily on our camera system as it give us insight into the daily happenings – and since our handyman isContinue reading “Face to Face with an Elephant (Video)”
Snorty
In May 2020, we had the “pleasure” of having a particularly vociferous and highly strung Impala ram roaming around Bateleur. A couple of times a day, he would do his rounds making the most alarming noises and nodding his head up and down – he’d generally drive us a little crazy. Teens 1 to 3Continue reading “Snorty”
Toast
Hubby and I were on a lazy afternoon game drive in the trusty Landy, taking pics of swallows that were behaving strangely – they would land on the road, stay there for a couple of seconds and then fly off, hovering just above the road. We were still fascinatedly observing this strange phenomenon, whenContinue reading “Toast”
Themba (Video)
Themba is a male nyala who is the real owner of Bateleur Lodge. He is perfectly content though, to allow us to think that we are – as long as we keep him well fed! He is there every day after all, while we are merely his guests from time to time. Nyala or TragelaphusContinue reading “Themba (Video)”