Five Cheetahs and an Aardvark

04 July 2017

We tiptoed along as the sun lowered behind us. The wind howled. Tendai pointed ahead and we could just make out the body of a large animal with three small, spotted heads bobbing around it. The body, we would later learn, was a kudu carcass. The spotted heads belonged to a hoard of little cheetahs.

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The Astonishing, Confounding Story of South Africa's White Lions

25 August 2016

Last weekend I visited the Global White Lion Protection Trust, a private reserve devoted to protecting white lions and returning them to the wild in South Africa’s Timbavati region. Almost from the moment I arrived, I began to think about how I would write this blog post.

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Wild Horses of the Drakensberg

30 March 2016

A few weeks ago Ray and I spent three days at the Drakensberg Mountain Retreat, on the northern edge of the Drakensberg Mountain range near the border of the Free State and KwaZulu Natal. The lodge is frequented by a herd of wild horses.

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Pop-Up Travel: Dullstroom Bird of Prey Centre

19 January 2016

It’s been a while since I wrote a pop-up travel post – a post about a place that I traveled to a long time ago, nearly forgot, then remembered and decided to write about.

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From the Melville Cat: Move? What Move?

13 September 2015

From the Melville Cat:

Heather asked me to write a blog post this weekend. Apparently my fans have been asking her about my wellbeing. She says they want to hear the full story of our move from my perspective.

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Africa: On Foot

12 March 2015

I squatted as close to the ground as possible. Tiny rocks dug into my palms. I hardly breathed.

The rhinos – first I thought there was only one, but then I saw two, three, and four – walked closer. Not running, but walking steadily. Closer. Close enough for a child to throw a stone at. The rhinos’ horns looked huge and very pointy.

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