Monthly Archives: October 2015

The PRAWN MAN

Croc Camp guide, Rod Weeks, met a Brit, Mike Anthony, on the Zimbabwe border as Rod brought a mobile safari through to Botswana, and invited him to come to Croc Camp in Maun. He lent Mike a tent and made … Continue reading

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Sheila and The Prince

Karl-Heinz Gimpel, owner of Crocodile Camp Safaris and Croc Camp’s well known bar and restaurant on the Thamalakane River, followed me to our Water Africa home one day in 1996 to inform me that he wanted Sheila to come and … Continue reading

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Second-Hand Underpants

The saddest thing about the Redwood Second-hand Shop was when goods were brought around after a death occurred. Especially when the passing was unexpected, through sudden illness, or violence. In December 1995, Harry Cantle was murdered. As I understood it, Harry … Continue reading

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