We recently put a game camera on a seldom used path... there is a sweet couple of little blue duiker... we should name them.... suggestions? Micky and Minnie seem too obvious.
There are the comical hadeda ibis, Merry, the basuto pony, the group vervet monkeys enjoying a relaxing picnic. Then there are fleeting glimpses of a porcupine and perhaps a bush buck.
A look at our Campsite ablution buildings.
SUMMER IS COMING TO RIVERBEND CAMPSITE!
Jack and Max enjoying our Umtentweni River while it is "empty " Watch how little Jacks' tail never stops wagging!
We are situated in a section of the estuary of the Umtentweni River. There is a healthy periodic rise and fall in the water level depending on whether it's exit to the sea is open or closed.
This is a result of high rainfall, and neap high tides.
Ponies and Egyptian geese.
A lovely day at Riverbend.
Merry has just been in the vlei and rolls to dry herself off.
Our Eagle Lodge... at the very top of Riverbend! Such a lovely panoramic view over the meandering Mtentweni River.
We are in the process of building terraces to stabilize the sandy soil. The path goes down to the gated access to Riverbend.
Chasing the rainbow!
I saw this rainbow from Port Shepstone and followed it to the lighthouse and below the umzimkulu bridge. This massive structure always impresses. One of the most difficult fishing boat sea entrances to the sea.
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING.
Winter's sea. Umtentweni main beach.
Monkeys are endlessly fun to watch. Given the chance they will definitely help themselves to my tomatoes, carrots and practically any other food I try to grow. We don't display pretty fruit bowls ... that is a clear invitation for them to come right in. They don't generally come into the units unless there are intriguing packets and did to be seen.
A walk on Pumula Beach.
I took a short drive to PUMULA about 15mins drive north of us.
A beautiful afternoon.
The sardines are still around, perhaps, a number of seabird active and earlier I saw breaching whales.
Winter brings wonderful blue seas.
The summer rainfall tends to bring muddy outflows from the multitude of rivers emptying into the sea.
