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We had a morning flight back to Cape Town on Feb. 14th so we stayed at the Kruger Gate Hotel on Feb 13th. This way we didn’t miss our last morning Inyati safari drive. The Kruger Gate is a large, busy hotel – not usually the kind we stay at – but it was clean,Continue reading “Back in Hout Bay”

As mentioned in Part 1, Peter kept a list of the animals/birds we saw – we were so lucky to see so many up close. Below are some of the many we saw. First the hippo. Two of our evening “sundowners” were by hippo ponds. Sipping Amarula Liqueur  as we watched the hippos was truly amazing.Continue reading “Part 3: Inyati Safari – Unbelievable”

As mentioned, Inyati is a small lodge with only 11 chalets and 5 safari vehicles. Our second day, only 2 of the chalets were occupied (by us and Peter/Dawn) – it felt like our own private lodge. It gets busy again on Valentines Day. Now for the final two of the “Big 5” – the leopardContinue reading “Part 2: Inyati Safari – Unbelievable”

Sometimes the stars align creating an incredible experience. For us, it was our time at Inyati. The weather, our accommodations, our “safari drive” mates, our safari ranger and tracker and finally, and most importantly, the animal sightings were all amazing – or as Peter/Dawn, our safari drive mates, would say “UNBELIEVABLE”. Inyati is a smallContinue reading “Part 1: Inyati Safari – Unbelievable”

On February 8th we flew from Cape Town to Skukuza. Skukuza Airport is situated in Kruger National Park, so we had a very short transfer to Kruger Shalati the Train on the Bridge (less than a 10 minute drive from the airport). Our safari guide Mishack met us at the airport which was a niceContinue reading “Shalati”

We’ve enjoyed our time in Hout Bay – a nice combination of relaxing to get over jet-lag, daily walks to the beach and town and outings. Uber is readily available in the Cape Town area, so we combined a trip to the V&A Waterfront and an early dinner in Codfather, Camps Bay. Wandering through theContinue reading “Our Time in Hout Bay & Cape Town”

Hout Bay is described as “a seaside suburb of Cape Town” and although it is also referred to as a “resort town” it is not a prime tourist destination like the neighbouring town of Camps Bay. We first visited Hout Bay 7 years ago. For the first few years we stayed at a guest suite/apartmentContinue reading “First Stop – Hout Bay”

We certainly have had a lot of snow over the last couple of weeks. Although hard to get around at times, and it can be bitterly cold, we still enjoy this winter wonderland. We are lucky to have a neighbour, and very talented photographer, Daniel Gibson (Skyhills Photography), who captures the beauty of winter. Daniel,Continue reading “A few months away from our Winter Wonderland”

We spent our last 3 days in Santiago. We stayed at Le Reve, a boutique hotel on a quiet tree-lined street in the Providencia area. There were numerous restaurants within easy walking distance so a perfect place to relax before we headed home. We arranged a full day tour of Valparaiso with Julio Private Tours.Continue reading “Santiago – our last stop”

Patagonia Planet Tour Company picked us up at the port in Punta Arenas for our 3+ hour drive to the Hotel Simple in Puerto Natales. We decided to stay outside of Torres Del Paine National Park as prices for hotels inside the park were extremely expensive. For example, the all-inclusive Explora Hotel was $4,200 perContinue reading “Puerto Natales and Tour of Patagonia”