I have a permanent smile on my face; almost purring, breathing in and out with a Hmmmm.
We're in Africa again. Barry & I had a good flight - no fainting spells.! It's so easy getting on a plane at 6pm, having a meal watching a couple of films, trying to get a few hours sleep & then as breakfast is served, you see the sun rising & you land at Joburg. Wonderful!! No jet lag
Today an early morning game drive with warm African sun brushing our faces as we trundle along in the safari jeep spotting two huge rhinos, giraffe, zebra etc. Beautiful.
A river trip on Bushmans river; kingfishers and razor cormorants darting into the river. Delightful way to start a holiday..
We are in the Amakhali Reserve east of Port Elizabeth. We chose this lodge, Leuwenbosch, as it's different to the other safari lodges. It's steeped in history and the same family has owned it since their ancestors arrived in 1820. It is more a colonial manor with the original Fowldes family living here. And what a character Bill Fowldes is!!! More about this family in another blog!
Amakhali was formed by The Fowldes family & a few adjoining farms 15 years ago. They all changed from years of dairy farming to a joint, self sustaining wildlife tourist reserve & named it, Amakhali. Very brave but they have this courageous spirit like their ancestors who came from Britain in a ship in 1820. They now have lions, elephants, rhinos and say that it is far better financially!
Jennifer Cash (one of the farmers) gave us a talk in a converted cattle shed on how this group of farmers have strived to create Amakhali. So instead of milking cows, Jennifer does the marketing and talks. It was so interesting. Full of admiration for this group.
It's another world!
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