Goodbye Botswana...Hello South Africa Our last stop in Botswana was Palapye where we needed to take a PCR test before being able to enter South Africa again. The PCR test was a quick and painless process and by 9am the following morning, ... animal life dam eastern cape gauteng ocean plant life south africa waterfalls Jan 4, 2022 0 57
Boteti River, saltpans and elephants We spent our last night in Maun, sleeping somewhere along the road side and then we set out into the direction of Francistown. As said… the exorbitant park fees for Trokkie had made any visit to parks... animal life botswana eastern cape ocean plant life river south africa western cape Nov 5, 2021 0 52
Old and New Friends Having lived in Port Elizabeth for more than 20 years, it’s easier and closer to find shops than in Johannesburg so, when the kids had gone back to Jamaica, we decided to stick around in P.E. a little... animal life dam eastern cape nature reserve plant life south africa Jan 1, 2021 0 86
Merry Christmas This will be our last post for the year 2020. It has been a roller coaster three months for us with cutting ties with ‘normal’ suburban life and living in Trokkie full time. We’ve seen amazing places ... eastern cape south africa Dec 24, 2020 0 42
Addo Elephant Park You can’t be in Port Elizabeth and not visit Addo Elephant Park , a mere 70km away. So that’s what we did… once on our own and once with the granddaughters. As we have lived in P.E. for more than 20 y... animal life eastern cape national park south africa truck life wildlife Dec 20, 2020 0 48
Port Elizabeth Family Visit Our time in Port Elizabeth was focused on family and Christmas time with Erika, Patrick and the two girls, who were visiting from Jamaica. As always when kids and grandkids visit, the grandparents hap... animal life eastern cape ocean plant life south africa truck life Dec 18, 2020 0 44
Meiringspoort and Baviaanskloof After our wonderful soul cleansing days in the solitude and vastness of the Karoo we left Sutherland en route to Port Elizabeth, where we would meet daughter Erika and her family for Christmas. We tra... animal life eastern cape mountain pass mountains plant life south africa Dec 15, 2020 0 43
Trokkie's Maiden Trip When we came back from family visit and traveling in Australia – January 2020 – we knew we had about four weeks time to get Trokkie ready for our first road trip: our daughter Erika, husband Pat and t... animal life eastern cape garden route gauteng truck life western cape wildlife Feb 3, 2020 0 62
Rock art road trip In December 2018, Erika and family visited South Africa for the first time after their move to Jamaica. Christmas is the magic time and having missed out on the festive season with the family in 2017,... animal life art eastern cape hike historical kwazulu natal national park plant life south africa unesco world heritage site western cape Dec 1, 2018 0 41