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Writer's Block, Heading to The Sharp End and Farm Business Models
Some weeks, events happen that make it easy to start writing the blog, while others like this one, it seems extremely difficult. I think...
Jan 14, 20228 min read
A New Year, Our First Operational Trip, “Know All” Investees
This is the first blog of 2022. Yes, last week I published it on the first day of the year but it was written in the last week of...
Jan 7, 20229 min read
Reflections, Breakdowns and My First Christmas and New Year in The Bush
I will keep my promise to my daughter, Janine, this week and produce a shorter blog, I am sure to her delight and also the readers. When...
Jan 1, 20227 min read
Little Makalolo, Trip Reflections and “Low Returns”
As it is Christmas at the end of this week and everyone is involved with family, I agreed with my editing daughter, Janine, to make it...
Dec 25, 20219 min read
Admiration, Disgust, Deployment to Operation Unit, and The Cost Impact of Governance (CYA ???)
I open this week by recording my admiration for how well my mother-in-law Shirley is doing in her personal battle. She decided she was...
Dec 17, 202111 min read
It Ain’t What It Was. COIN and The Challenges of Investing in African Agriculture Part II
It is finally drawing to the end of our two months of travel in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Oh, how I still love Africa despite all...
Dec 10, 20219 min read
Travel Uncertainty, The Need to Know Rule, The Challenges of Investing in African Agriculture Part I
Will we get home on time or not? That is the question. If the world press and the fearful politicians have their way, probably not. If...
Dec 3, 202110 min read
Kavinga, Self-made Nightmare and Land Title
On the final evening in Zambia, we met up with the Bradshaws, Dave and Ginny. Also present were Jim McSorley and Doreen van Blerk. We met...
Nov 26, 202111 min read
Kariba, Classical War Training and Land Tenure (Part III)
Once back in Kariba, on the border with Zambia, we were met by a nice medical gentleman only happy to carry out our required PCR in the...
Nov 19, 202111 min read
Kariba, Basic Training, and The Positives for Land Tenure (Part II)
Great to be back in Kariba despite the 40oC plus temperatures, in fact, 44oC the one day. Although up on last year, the lake level is...
Nov 12, 202111 min read
Farewell Inhassoro, An Expensive Iron, Land Tenure in Africa (Part I)
Last week I started the blog by saying it would be short due to being on holiday and fishing. On editing with my daughter Janine, who...
Nov 5, 202111 min read
At Last a Marlin! Goodbye Freedom, Final Leg of The AgDevCo Scoping Flight
We have seen gentler weather over the last few days, and while the ocean has been fishable, our boarding and disembarking the boat has...
Oct 29, 202111 min read
Limited Fishing, Army Call-Up and The Mozambique Leg of An Exploratory Flight
Well since we have been here, the wind has not allowed us to do much fishing. The first two days would have been OK, but Bruce Cook and...
Oct 22, 20219 min read
Flying Stress, Non-Inclusive Society, The Farming Year and A Bent Aeroplane
Flying Stress and The Exclusion Generation I am not writing about the fear of flying here. Instead, the stress brought about with flying...
Oct 15, 202110 min read
Duty, Instruction, Salisbury Show and Flying "Fun"
Next week Rozanne, my daughter Storm and I head off on what could be a trip of a lifetime. Two months dedicated to fishing, wildlife and...
Oct 8, 20219 min read
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