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Safaris and Swaziland
... get around. We ended the day at the only Swaziland Resort and Casino which was sort of a weird Vegas like establishment complete with slots, blackjack and roulette along with the obligatory free car giveaway. A very odd contrast to the other surroundings! With that, our adventures are taking us north further into the bush to track the Big Five: Lions, Leopards, Cape Buffalo, Elephants and Zebra at Kruger National Park. I can hardly wait! Your safari correspondent on the ...
Farewell fun
... t sit still for too long so found myself cutting one of the lad's hair (he asked first, obviously). I used to cut one of my best friend's hair, so it was quite fun - even if I did manage to cut one of my fingers in the process: it's safe to say that I shan't be going pro. Another late night with a farewell party in the kitchen following a braii outside on the campfire, which involved Poikki (if that's ...
A final change of scenery ... for a few days
... rusting, then it was on to a nearby field to join some of the staff with a kick around with a rugby ball. As a result my legs now ache with the unfamiliar feel of exercise: I need to start running again. We played gamers - something I'd never heard of before, which involves kicking the ball as far across the field as possible to try and get it into the other team's goal. Where the ball lands, if the opposing ...
Losing sense of time
... departing destination of Cape Town are on my agenda - and with inevitable long bus journeys ahead of me to cover such ground, five weeks seems a little more feasible. I already know that I would love to return to Africa again in the future, with Malawi, Kenya, and Botwsana just a few of the earmarked destinations I would like to cover and explore at some point. It all just depends on ...
Qualified guides
... One of my favourite trees is what we have named the boskakboom (Afrikaans for bush **** tree – real name African wattle). Apparently it has the softest leafs but there is a similar one with thorns you don't want to confuse & it is suggested to use 3 ply. Another name we have come up with is for a beetle that continually taps its abdomen on the ground – it is named 'ass banger’. We have also named our spare ...


