MEET KERRY:

Sawubona (Hello)

I was born in South Africa and moved to the United States in 1979.  My ancestors arrived in southern Africa from the British Isles from the late 18th century through the mid-nineteenth century. During my formative years there I was fortunate enough to have a family that loved and cherished all that the country and region had to offer. I was educated in Johannesburg and lived on a farm near Swaziland now known as eSwatini, where we produced eucalyptus oil for shipment overseas.

As my father was an avid game conservationist and wanted to preserve and secure a future for the wildlife, our family purchased game farms in the Timbavarti area as well as in the former Rhodesia.

During my years in Africa and the many holidays I spent in the ‘bush’, I experienced many close encounters with wild life that became life changing. To this day, the roar of a lion sets my heart racing with excitement and I am once again transported back to my childhood and on the farm, holding my fathers hand and hearing his words. “Never be afraid - you won’t be able to think clearly” Those words have stuck with me my whole life and I find I am able to have the courage to do anything I set my mind to.

Those childhood experiences are my most cherished memories of growing up and since 1979 I have had the pleasure of sharing my love of Africa with my friends and clients. I now live in Charlotte, North Carolina and travel back and forth regularly. Over the years of running my business, my knowledge and travels have taken me to places I would never have imagined. I have expanded as far as Rwanda all the way down to the Cape and searched for places to send my clients that are safe and the right fit so that their time traveling will be well worth it and they too will have memories to cherish.

Note: Southern Africa is rapidly changing. Although, at present, the game parks and preserves are beautifully developed and provide magnificent experiences in the wild, human incursion, including poaching, and reallocation of water resources are undoubtedly changing and will ultimately degrade the African safari experience. Therefore, all those who have a desire to experience the African bush should consider doing so in the not-too-distant-future. Africa will remain in your heart too, just like mine.