This was the undoing of Dona Leonor. Having survived a walk of over a thousand kilometres through African bush and jungle, hunger, and all sorts of hardships that a noble woman had never dreamed of in her worst nightmares of ever enduring, her nakedness was the last straw. She buried herself in the sand, refused to move, and she and her children died of starvation. Her husband, who seemingly had gone mad from his wife’s actions, disappeared into the wilds and was never seen again.
Category: Kwa Zulu-Natal
Nkanyamba – the river monster of Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa
When the monster gets angry, it takes its frustrations out on the people of Kwa Zulu-Natal, in the form of massive wind storms and rains which cause flooding. The December 2023 storm around Ladysmith was said to be an Nkanyamba unleashing its fury over the area. An Nkanyamba was also blamed for causing the devastating destruction of Tongaat in June 2024.
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, aka HIP
…a huge black mamba, one of Africa’s most deadly snakes, rose up between them. They froze, and the snake went on its way, but came back when……
The Shongweni Falls and Railway Tunnels
As waterfalls go, it isn’t very spectacular, but if you venture down to the bottom of the gorge you will be awestruck by the railway tunnels there.
From elephant bush to stately homes – Durban’s Berea
Durban’s Berea: We were walking the concrete pavements, that not that long ago, not much more than 150 years ago, had been sub-tropical jungle, with huge trees and exotic plants growing in profusion right where we were walking.
Traveling again? Galavanting with Kathryn Costello 