Elephant Plains Game Lodge Nelspruit

... The last animal we saw just 100m from camp was a<br>big heard of buffalo that blocked the road and nearly made us late.<br><br>That evening around the braai as our meat cooked, we wondered on what<br>tomorrow would bring, one last morning in the park and still no big<br>cats. Little did we know how lucky we would be.......<br><br>Brimming with excitement we were the first out the gates and were heading for<br>Lower Sabie. The first animal we saw that morning was ...

... felt it was only impolite not to try this delicatesse and helped ourselves to 3 lots until we felt well and truly queasy... this is Davie the reformed vegetarian hehe... <br><br>Enriched by this cultural experience we headed to Swaziland, where we spent a few days relaxing at a backpackers lodge situated in a nature reserve - meaning we could go for walks amongst Zebras, warthogs and all sorts of African deer, while roasting under the African sun ...

... at the camp boards we had noticed that fewer lions and cheetahs had been spotted.<br><br>On our way fro Skukuza to Berg en Daal we saw:<br><br>Impala, giraffe, bushbuck, guinea fowl, grey duiker, eagle, baboons, elephants, leopard, vervet monkeys, steenbok, hippos, hyena, fish eagle, warthog, vulture and young in the nest, mongoose, ground hornbills, white rhino, black rhino, buzzard, kudu, squirrels, hobby, zebra and waterbuck.

... guy is helping me out. Then an Application box came up, and then he started pushing buttons, insisting I put my pin in. I kept putting wrong ones, and then a receipt printed out. Saying it requested 1500 Rand and it didn't complete. My card came out, and I got the hell out of there. When I was leaving he told me to put my card back in put my card in and fix the screen. I didn't and walked out. Sadly a couple that was on the bus too got scammed no more then 5 ...

... the weather had broken (luckily we were in a hotel and not our tents).  I thought only the rockies had such extreme temperature changes.  The next morning it was absolutely wonderful to have to dig out our fleece jackets from the bottom of our packs. We spent this week in Kruger National Park.  The park is similar to the size and shape of Israel and in terms of wildlife, it has it all.  The park is extremely well organized and maintained.  It is easily ...

Omdat we er gisteren een hele lange namiddagsafari van gemaakt hebben, staan we vandaag een beetje later op (6u00), maar maken nog steeds een safari voor het ontbijt! We krijgen nog een paar olifanten te zien, een paar neushoorns van heel kortbij zelfs en wat nijlpaarden die toch maar liever in het water blijven liggen. Na het ontbijt komt de volgende gids ons langshalen voor een rondrit door de Panorama regio en ...

... with rattles and creaks and the like [LYNNE: And it looks like it hasn't been redesigned since the 1980s...it's like a box on wheels! Nevertheless, potential hi-jackers are probably not that interested in Chico, which I suspect is why it's a popular rental car around here]. Moreover, Chico drives more like a Chica, if you know what I mean. In fact, upon first starting the car, the battery seemed weak, and it took awhile to start. When I tried to put Chico into first gear ...

... and trivial they would become.) The drive took us all over their reserve with a stop over a waterhole at sunset. Sundowners (cocktails and snacks) were a nice break from the bouncing in the open 4x4. All in all we saw fewer animals than we expected but the high from what we DID see and the joy of simply being there took us through the evening. Dinner was enjoyed and all went to bed excited (but wishing it was later) for the 4:30 am wake up for the sunrise drive. The next 2 days ...