During the month of February we went through the alphabet and shared the things we love. O was for outreach! This is such an integral part of what we do. Our grandfather wrote in his letter of proposal about “leaving the world better”. We adopted this as our vision and helping has become part and […]
We recently hosted forager, Nikki Brighton, for a Wild and Weedy Weekend. The season has been particularly dry, so there was not as much uncultivated food lurking in the corners of our garden as she hoped but we did find plenty of guta kola and slender celery. Fortunately, the veggie garden at Sungabala had lots
The 19th May was our paternal grandmother’s birthday. The Big5Hike has always landed close to this date and incidentally it was on her 103rd (heavenly) birthday that we did our first Big5 fundraiser. And our target was R103 thousand rand. Ruth has always been my ultimate warrior. She was widowed after 13 short years of
Thank you. To the newbies, thanks for coming along with new enthusiasm and energy and to the oldies of the Big5Hike, thanks for your loyal and constant support. For the newbies, The Cavern has been our family home since 1941 and our grandparents’ vision was to leave the world better. Our thanks extend to everyone
Our social (with a touch of serious) Lawn Bowls Competition has been happening for-e-v-e-r. And, it rolls around quite quickly. This year we held our tournament in October. Much earlier than previous years but Hilton had installed a pump at Charleswood Dam and so we could water even before the rains came. The greens were
What has been achieved is remarkable and gives us great hope for the future. While there will always be worries and niggles, we can forget these for a short while when we do something really valuable. On Saturday we made a huge contribution and difference by taking time and ultimately investing in our children. A
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
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
It’s at this time of year in the Drakensberg that one appreciates just how many Chorister Robin-Chats are at the Cavern. Normally this is a secretive species of the dark forest interior, but at the Cavern it’s not unusual to see three or four in the thicker parts of the garden. The name refers to
Spring has sprung in the Drakensberg. Best proof comes from the arrival of a host of tropical migrants at The Cavern. They’ve come to breed and are not shy about it. Most of the noise comes from cuckoos. The Red-chested Cuckoo, with its familiar “piet-my-vrou” call is proclaiming its territory against other males, while its
