Echobaby

David, Josh, Dad and Ingrid went on a dawn guided walk. They got up at 5am and drove to a bush camp to walk for a few hours. They saw no...

Last night we arrived at Hilltop Camp in the Ufolozi Hluhluwe game reserve.  Its very dry and the horizon was yellow with smoke from a huge ...

Tomorrow morning we are off "on Safari" as the Americans like to say it.  Here, we say simply that "we are going to a game re...

A few weeks ago I met a woman at a book launch.  Her face was marked by 4 or 5 large discolored blisters which she had partially covered wit...

Far from Seattle we have still managed to find a trendy coffee shop, at least that is what we hear.  Both at Mitchell Park and at Gateway, w...

Yesterday, we were frustrated by sardines but not by the Moses Mabhida Stadium - built for the World Cup last month.   We took the glass el...

In retrospect, we should have waited before rushing over to the police station to lodge a police report.  The police weren't going to do...

Its hot and humid and the hadedahs are taking their chances on the lawns, where they ferret the green grass for crickets before rising with ...

Here are the journal entries I made while down the coast, which are now in the hands of The Robber.  I am going to try and recreate at least...

Last week we ate lunch at Cafe Java, a restaurant serving light meals and coffee at the Umdloti beachfront.  While waiting for lunch Frost ...