We were in Cape Town for three nights and no, probably not enough. Would have been better if we had not lost the last evening and night due to food poisoning as I mentioned earlier. Also, I think in the future, we will do sightseeing after the safari as opposed to the beginning. Thanks for the...
We think so. We ate at a place called Gold in Cape Town. It was traditional African cuisine. One of the appetizers was a smoked mussel dip and pretty sure Darrell and I were the only ones who ate it.
This is a belated report from our trip last June (2023) with Bennie, Carien, and Eben Lategan. My friend Darrell once again accompanied me as well as my father (80 years old). It was my dream since we went in 2021 to take my dad to Africa. This time we would be flying in to Cape Town for three...
I went to Africa last year and use 140 grain SST and it worked great. Shot Kudu, Gemsbok, wildebeest, impala, blesbok, springbok with it. All except Gemsbok, wildebeest one shot kills and no tracking at all.
Rye will do as long it gets here in a hurry (Lonesome Dove), but it is not my first choice. I will try anything once though. Woooooh................. What cigar would you suggest?
Nothing better than a good bourbon and a cigar setting somewhere with good friends and conversation. Only smoke Maduros as the sweetness of the bourbon interplays beautifully with the darkness of the cigar.
My blesbok hunt was also memorable. Early that morning we headed to a more open, plains area of the ranch where a lot of the blesbok and springbok seemed to congregate. The morning was overcast and somewhat chilly. We spotted a lone bull and made a quick stalk only to have him spook and take...
Most challenging and rewarding hunt was our gemsbok hunt. We drove to a different property which consisted of very open plains scattered with large steep hills that were covered with loose rocks. We were actually looking for either Kudu or Gemsbok. Midmorning we spotted a group of four Kudu in a...
Here are photos for now. I will for sure describe when I have more time. I just used my Weatherby 270 with 140 grain Hornady SST. Worked great, all except the Gemsbok essentially one shot kills. Put a not necessary follow up in Blesbok and Wildebeest. Guy in the big hat is my friend.
Hello, just returned from our first safari and wanted to share our experience with everyone. First, let me start by saying I have dreamed of Africa since
my early 20's and now 30 years later it finally became a reality. When I was young, even though I had no money and no hope of going on...
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