Recent content by Hemingway's Karl

I look forward to your report when my father and you return from the Caprivi!

One detail I accidentally omitted was our dates. Our trip was from June 22 to July 5, so in the midst of winter.

That bar was awesome!

Thank you everyone for the compliments. One picture that I forgot to include is one involving Erik, Jaco, Eon, E.T., and Neil from Quagga, along with us (due to the craziness of the internet, I have blurred out the faces of my brother, my father, and I for various reasons, but there are...

Departure – Day 12 “Farewell, my friends, my path inclines to this side the mountain, yours to that. We are no longer the representatives of our former selves.” - Henry David Thoreau Thus, we had to come the conclusion of our journey. I was sad to see it end and found myself yearning for more...

Winding Up and Down – The Last Day of Hunting, Festivities, and Shenanigans – Day 11 “All I wanted to do was get back to Africa. We had not left it, yet, but when I would wake in the night I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.” - Ernest Hemingway I woke up on this day conflicted. I...

The Bush Lunch Gathering, The Drowning Gemsbok, “Dennis,” and The Running Man Dance – Day 10 The next day we would all once again go our separate ways, but then all three hunting groups would reconvene together for a braai in the bush. None of us had much luck that morning (but I don’t think we...

The Demise of “Polaris Magnus” - Day 9 The next morning, Jaco, my nephew, and I went back out to the hartebeest area to once again verify that I hadn’t wounded an animal and do one last look around. On the drive over the Dark Side of the Manketti, we ended up passing by the small buffalo herd...

Pater familias and “ODB” – Day 7 The next morning, we all gathered in the lodge area to help track and find my father’s wounded buffalo. Luckily, the lodge area has smaller blocks than the Manketti, which makes tracking between the blocks easier. Thus, the trackers and PH’s have an easier time...

Wildebeest Vengeance and Waterbuck Offering – “Butt Shot,” “Stumpy,” and “Sundowner” – Day 6 In a changeup to routine, my nephew joined Jaco and I on our excursions to the Manketti and the “Dark Side.” I was very happy to have my nephew join us, as him and his younger brother are the closest...

Eureka – The Day of “Leeroy Jenkins,” “Kneecap,” and “Miss Piggy” – Day 5 “In Africa, time becomes more fluid; everything happens in its own rhythm.” – Ernest Hemingway I awoke today afresh and anew, determined not to be encumbered by nonsensical matters that I had no control over. Jaco...

Missed Opportunities and The Last Stand of “Charger”– Day 4 “It’s déjà vu all over again.” – Yogi Berra Finally, a day where I could finally escape work and all its commitments! It was a brisk morning with a clear sky, and we were off to the far side of the Manketti in search of whatever the...

The Buffalo Hangover and Zoom Meetings– Day 2 “For every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.” – Newton’s Third Law of Motion The next morning. That’s what could hurt me. When my alarm went off at 5:00 am the next morning after my divine ascension into drunkenness, I could...

“The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa - for he has so much to look forward to." – Richard Mullin Background: This was my second excursion out to South Africa with Quagga Safaris, my first being two years ago in June 2022 (as previously covered in my earlier report)...

I have hunted two buffalo in Limpopo. While it's true that you won't be exposed to the wide open terrains of other African countries, assuming you're going to hunt in Limpopo, get ready to walk through a Pantheon of Thorns for many miles. Shorter distances, maybe, but you'll be navigating...