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On A Meander

For anyone interested in the recent and more distant past, the KZN Midlands has plenty to offer. To start at the “beginning” of what we are certain of – but not of course at the real beginning when early man first entered the area –...

13 May, 2014

If you have spent any time at all in the KZN Midlands you will know the value of having a camera at hand, there is so much beauty all around and those special scenes can pop along at any time. If you walk in the...

24 March, 2014

One of my greatest personal pleasures is the abundance of wildflowers to be seen in the Little ‘Berg and Midlands in spring and summer. Even winter in the Little ‘Berg has its special blossoms: the golden Leonotis, blood flowers (Haemanthus) and Natal bottlebrush sheltering near...

18 March, 2014

There are hundreds of painted rock shelters and free-standing boulders in the KZN midlands and in fact throughout southern Africa. The Drakensberg paintings are well-known for their rich images of eland and other animals, painted in shaded reds, browns, yellows and whites with touches of...

10 March, 2014

One of the lesser-known pleasures of the Midlands Meander is the number and diversity of restaurants. These are located throughout the length and breadth of the Midlands from Kamberg to Dargle, Karkloof, Rosetta, Fort Nottingham, Nottingham Road, Lidgetton and Balgowan. They range from quite basic...

03 March, 2014

The Natal Midlands is quite a well-known destination for fly-fishing, perhaps not quite as much as Dullstroom in Mpumalanga, though there is no reason why this should be the case. There is a large range of venues and locations in the Midlands, enough to satisfy...

17 February, 2014

The Serval, according to the guide books, is apparently a completely nocturnal animal. Yet as with all books there are exceptions and the Giant’s View Serval have been seen on numerous occasions during the day. On one such occasion while lounging on the porch and...

15 December, 2013

The Midlands used to have plenty of cranes flying in its skies and visiting the numerous wetlands in the area. Unfortunately with the advent of powerlines, and the depletion of viable wetlands the numbers have increasingly dropped. Thankfully the KZN Crane Foundation opened recently with...

15 December, 2013