Monday, March 28, 2011
Repeat Guests
It is so reassuring when guests come back again again, we must be doing something right! A couple of weeks ago one of our guests was on, we think her 15th visit (neither of us could remember exactly how many times she has been here, Lynn has been coming here for 20 years!)and her sister on her 4th - at the same time we had the pleasure to once again host the 'Raucous Drifters': Colin, Neil and Mark on their 9th visit - the amount of gin they have consumed on 9 visits here, would more than likely fill the swimming pool!
Thanks to you all for your incredible support
Thanks to you all for your incredible support
Friday, February 4, 2011
February 2011
Fugitives’ Drift has received very heavy rains over the past 6 weeks. The Roads Department has been very busy repairing roads and bridges. On 4 occasions the Buffalo River ran over the bridge at Rorke’s Drift.
The Reserve is looking wonderful – everything is very lush and green, and large numbers of young animals everywhere.
Please take note of the wonderful Winter Specials – a great time to visit Fugitives’ Drift Lodge and Guest House.
Fugitives’ Drift has received very heavy rains over the past 6 weeks. The Roads Department has been very busy repairing roads and bridges. On 4 occasions the Buffalo River ran over the bridge at Rorke’s Drift.
The Reserve is looking wonderful – everything is very lush and green, and large numbers of young animals everywhere.
Please take note of the wonderful Winter Specials – a great time to visit Fugitives’ Drift Lodge and Guest House.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Renovations to Lodge Rooms
Over the last three weeks, the older Lodge rooms have been updated and given a "face-lift", particularly in the bathrooms. Lighting has been improved and the bathrooms have been updated to match our ever-lifting high standards.
Room 4
Room 5
Thursday, July 22, 2010
As a rather bold move, Fugitives’ Drift decided to host a mountain biking weekend. What a wonderful occasion it turned out to be. Thanks largely to the efforts of David Evans and Francois Reyneke the Lodge and Guest House were full.
Craig Gillies, true to form, was beautifully organised. He arrived in a helicopter; his bicycle kindly transported by Gillies Senior and Evans Carriers. Little wonder Craig had the energy, along with Craig Carter, to pedal all the way up a demanding ascent at the end of both days’ rides.
Saturday morning saw the cyclists departing at 8.00am with the temperature at 3°C. We all warmed up quickly, particularly Craig Carter who towed his 6 year-old son, Aidan, up all the hills! There were four “casualties” before the 7km mark - some riders opting to return to the Lodge.
Once the group left the gravel road, the cycling was glorious, passing through farmland. David Creasy, who had come all the way from Nelspruit, had a pin fall out of his suspension. Fortunately, we were able to find the pin, secure it with cable ties and resume cycling. David Evans cycled off alone at this point and put in some serious extra training for Tour de Tuli by taking a long circuitous route back to the refreshment vehicle. Needless to say, we were all very relieved when David finally turned up!
All in all, a 43km ride and great fun was had by all.
On Sunday we cycled 25km through the Isibindi Game Reserve, thanks to the kindness of the owner, Dennis Gehren. Wonderful game viewing and some demanding descents through valley thorn-veld. Special thanks to Craig Carter and Francois Reyneke for their help in plotting both our routes.
It must be a testament to the difficulty of the riding the most cyclists chose to return home via the road?! The atmosphere around the dinner table was fantastic with a great deal of banter and recollections of a wonderful weekend together.
A sincere thank you to all involved for a magic experience.
Craig Gillies, true to form, was beautifully organised. He arrived in a helicopter; his bicycle kindly transported by Gillies Senior and Evans Carriers. Little wonder Craig had the energy, along with Craig Carter, to pedal all the way up a demanding ascent at the end of both days’ rides.
Saturday morning saw the cyclists departing at 8.00am with the temperature at 3°C. We all warmed up quickly, particularly Craig Carter who towed his 6 year-old son, Aidan, up all the hills! There were four “casualties” before the 7km mark - some riders opting to return to the Lodge.
Once the group left the gravel road, the cycling was glorious, passing through farmland. David Creasy, who had come all the way from Nelspruit, had a pin fall out of his suspension. Fortunately, we were able to find the pin, secure it with cable ties and resume cycling. David Evans cycled off alone at this point and put in some serious extra training for Tour de Tuli by taking a long circuitous route back to the refreshment vehicle. Needless to say, we were all very relieved when David finally turned up!
All in all, a 43km ride and great fun was had by all.
On Sunday we cycled 25km through the Isibindi Game Reserve, thanks to the kindness of the owner, Dennis Gehren. Wonderful game viewing and some demanding descents through valley thorn-veld. Special thanks to Craig Carter and Francois Reyneke for their help in plotting both our routes.
It must be a testament to the difficulty of the riding the most cyclists chose to return home via the road?! The atmosphere around the dinner table was fantastic with a great deal of banter and recollections of a wonderful weekend together.
A sincere thank you to all involved for a magic experience.
Friday, January 22, 2010
The David Rattray Foundation Cycle Team
Riding on the success of the annual RattRace, my son, Peter Rattray and a group of his friends have decided to form a cycle team in order to raise money for The David Rattray Foundation.
The team members are: Peter Rattray, Trent Key, Matt Kiely, Alain Walker, Hadley Finnucane and Steve Boraine.
The Team’s first challenge is the Argus, taking place on the 14th March 2010. The race follows a 110km route around the Cape Peninsula, beginning and ending in Cape Town’s CBD.
The Team’s sponsors are: Envirovision Solutions (main sponsor), McCarthy (secondary sponsor), Fugitives’ Drift, Investec, Moonlighting Filmmakers, The Indian Ocean Export Company and Testerion.
However, the individual team members are hoping to raise further sponsorship for their valiant efforts in the Argus. This sponsorship will go directly to the Foundation and will go a long way to helping the Foundation’s remarkable efforts in the communities around Rorke’s Drift and Isandlwana.
Please sponsor Peter and support the efforts of this enthusiastic group of youngsters who have taken the initiative to make a difference, by going to his page on DoIt4Charity:-
http://www.doit4charity.co.za/fundraising/peter.rattray.
Alternatively, you can make a deposit into the Foundation’s account. The details are:-
David Rattray Foundation
Standard Bank
Acc No: 060148330
Branch Code: 057725
SWIFT CODE: SBZAZAJJ
Please put: “yourname/Argus” as the reference.
The team members are: Peter Rattray, Trent Key, Matt Kiely, Alain Walker, Hadley Finnucane and Steve Boraine.
The Team’s first challenge is the Argus, taking place on the 14th March 2010. The race follows a 110km route around the Cape Peninsula, beginning and ending in Cape Town’s CBD.
The Team’s sponsors are: Envirovision Solutions (main sponsor), McCarthy (secondary sponsor), Fugitives’ Drift, Investec, Moonlighting Filmmakers, The Indian Ocean Export Company and Testerion.
However, the individual team members are hoping to raise further sponsorship for their valiant efforts in the Argus. This sponsorship will go directly to the Foundation and will go a long way to helping the Foundation’s remarkable efforts in the communities around Rorke’s Drift and Isandlwana.
Please sponsor Peter and support the efforts of this enthusiastic group of youngsters who have taken the initiative to make a difference, by going to his page on DoIt4Charity:-
http://www.doit4charity.co.za/fundraising/peter.rattray.
Alternatively, you can make a deposit into the Foundation’s account. The details are:-
David Rattray Foundation
Standard Bank
Acc No: 060148330
Branch Code: 057725
SWIFT CODE: SBZAZAJJ
Please put: “yourname/Argus” as the reference.
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