From PJ’s Pen January 2020

From PJ’s Pen January 2020

As I am on holiday in Cape Town from 16th January, for a break after a very busy festive season, this blog only covers the first two weeks of 2020. The local rains have been patchy and disappointing here thus far. As at the 10th of January we had recorded 126mm on the...
From PJ’s Pen January 2020

From PJ’s Pen December 2019

As 2019 draws to its close, and we look forward to the beginning of 2020, I thought it would be interesting to examine some little-known facts about this wonderful river that we call home. Decent rains in Western Zambia and Eastern Angola have caused the Zambezi to...
From PJ’s Pen January 2020

From PJ’s Pen November 2019

On November 2 the first rain since 11 April finally fell on the Island, and what a blessed relief it was too. The ambient temperature dropped immediately, after nearly a month of extreme heat which has made us all feel somewhat weary.  The effects were almost...