Dear Friends Our Big5Hike weekend has happened and all seems to have passed very quickly! We are enormously grateful to each and every one of you for the support. Our weekend raffle winners were Brian McLintock and Anne Fraser. They have each won 2 nights for 2 in a superior suite including all meals, teas […]
Mid-winter’s day proved to be the best winter birding within living memory. The winter species list might be shorter than summer, but if anything the actual head count is greater. Altitudinal migrants and all other stragglers congregate in the Cavern valley at this time of year because of its sheltered warmth. Fairy Flycatchers are now
Dear Friends Our Big5Hike weekend has happened and all seems to have passed very quickly! We are enormously grateful to each and every one of you for the support. Our weekend raffle winners were Brian McLintock and Anne Fraser. They have each won 2 nights for 2 in a superior suite including all meals, teas
As winter takes hold, altitudinal migrants like the Fairy Flycatcher move from the icy top of the berg down to the warmer cosy Cavern gardens and surrounding woodlands. Our Nature Weekend group was lucky enough to see this delightful little bird on three different occasions. What a treat to watch this tiny 6 gm treasure,
Dear Friends We love the change in the seasons. The grasses are becoming brittle and brown and the cooler night air means that fires will soon be an everyday happening in the main lounge and dining room.
I’m a hiking addict – I simply cannot say no to an invitation to walk in the mountains. So when a friend offered to fly me to the Drakensberg to test walk the 17km Big Five Hike, which she’s persuaded a group of friends to do in order to raise funds for a rural pre-school,
The weather was drizzly and unsettled, but this did not upset the hardy British Ramblers and a few other keen souls. Highlights: The Crowned Eagle made its first ever appearance two years ago, and is very unusual at this altitude. But “our” eagles have been seen performing their duet high in the sky since then,
Hi All, We have recently spent 2 weeks at the Cavern visiting the Khanyisela Project schools to assess their needs for the year. Various items were bought in Johannesburg and issued. Still more needs to be done when we return in early April. Read more
Our grandmother, Ruth Carte, has always been held in quite high esteem by her grandchildren. She was a very determined woman but was also very private and at times quite reserved. She had a family to support and many folk who depended on her and since she was in hospitality she just had to make
