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ROTM 2022 – Limpopo Love
THE GREAT GREY GREEN GREASY LIMPOPO RIVER ALL SET ABOUT BY FEVER TREES. Rudyard Kipling Here we are. My final post for the Rise of the Matriarch expedition 2022. Our last stop on this epic adventure was Limpokwena. This is a private reserve on the banks of the Limpopo...
ROTM 2022 – Magic Mapungubwe
All too soon it was time to say farewell to our Kruger crew. Vanessa and Ruth heading home and Lauren in her Jimny too. Our expert camp manager, Graeme, heading home with all our wild camping gear. And the Rise of the Matriarch crew heading west for our last few days...
ROTM 2022 – Tracks Less Travelled
Time for some intrepid adventure and tracks less travelled. This next part of the Rise of the Matriarch expedition saw our all-female crew testing their 4x4 skills on the Mafunyane 4x4 Eco-Trail in Kruger National Park. This is a 3 night 4 day adventure activity that...
ROTM 2022 – Grace of Education
Awareness is key. Education is empowering. At a surface level we know this but I think we often take it for granted. I think we show complacency too easily as humans, assuming we are aware, smug in our level of education or understanding compared to the species we...
ROTM 2022 – Lycaon pictus
Grant Beverley of the Endangered Wildlife Trust took us to visit an African Wild Dog pack that was due for imminent release on Selati Game Reserve, near Gravelotte. This was a wonderful opportunity to see first hand what is happening with the African Wild Dog...
ROTM 2022 – Bees, Trees & Ellies
For the first part of leg two the Rise of the Matriarch crew was based in Hoedspruit. I travelled a lot here as a child when it was still one or two shops and a petrol station. Today, Hoedspruit is the gateway to central Kruger and a thriving hub for the safari...