Lugogo Sun Ezulwini

... as you don&#8217;t smoke up all my weed, we&#8217;ll get along just fine.&#8221; <br><br>We do it the next evening also, try out the new stuff he&#8217;s spent his day scoring. Me, I spend my day trying to score a visa to Mozambique, which the nice lady finally declines to do, saying I should get it at the border. The capital city of Mbabane, a half hour from Manzini, is semi-interesting, a cross between traditional Africa and ...

... floor but the bus driver was having none of it in case he got caught and fined by the police.<br><br>It turns out that two of the guys who had got on the bus from the same hostel as us in Jo'burg had booked to go to Swaziland but the office had messed up and booked them off at Nelspruit. I told them that if it were me I'd fight my corner as it wasn't their mistake. Unfortunately they haven't heard of customer service in South Africa and insisted that the customers were wrong ...

... John Zaylor's injury and a few people having money stolen from the safe at the Cape Diamond Hotel. The weather was also colder than normal after leaving Cape Town (which we luckily enjoyed in excellent weather), and rainier than normal for St. Lucia. I wasn&#8217;t totally familiar with all of the places so occasionally I didn&#8217;t have the best advice or leadership for hikes, activities, and basics like laundry, restaurants, and internet. <br><br>As soon as we ...

... following:<br><br>Buffalo = 10 (in the dark right next to the road within a minute of leaving the camp) + 1 from a great distance<br><br>Nyala = 4+3+3+3<br><br>Zebra = 3<br><br>Wildebeeste = 3 (very far away)<br><br>Giraffe = 5 (very far away)<br><br>Warthogs = 1 + 3<br><br>White Rhino = 2 + 2*** (definitely the highlight of the morning and enough to make Cha say, "Now this is what I&#8217;ve been waiting for.")<br><br>Back at camp we ...

... sympas. Il s agit du premier pays ou on me dit welcome to swaziland.<br><br>Le swaziland est connu pour etre le pays ou le taux de sida est le plus elevee du monde avec plus de 30 prct, certains dise qu il depasse deja 50 prct. Des chiffres a faire fremir.<br>

... time understanding was how the HIV rate is so high here, particularly when the religious views are quite conservative and evangelical. The best way that I have heard it explained is that often people have multiple sexual partners, even when married, and condom use is not desired as "comfortable" here. However, the Christianity practiced here, versus what is preached, is a mix between the local tribal customs and literalist christianity ...

... admitted. so we round on some of the patients in the hospital, make our way to another wing about 1 hr later and bam...guess who we see wandering aimlessly in the hallway next to the parking lot....this mother with her baby...who smiles at us again and tries to talk to us. that is when i knew that not all things are right with this lady in the head. clearly she has some mental health issues or has some mental retardation. she was just wandering around with this sick kid in her ...

... patients and looked under their tongue and NEVER saw the yellow stripe. He definately had it!! In the states, we would admit this guy to the hospital to monitor his liver function. but here the hospital is a major incovenience and not practical for a lot of things. So instead, we gave him 1 liter of IV fluids, told him that he needs to go home and drink as much water as possible, stop his TB meds (we actually took them from him), and then come ...

... watching them. It's funny how they just look at you then continue on with their lives as if you're not there. Managed to also see elephants, giraffe, zebra, rhinos, buffalo, wilderbeast, kudu, impala, springbok and a leopard!! How the guide managed to spot it I've no idea but it means we've seen all of the Big 5 so yay! The drive finished at 8 so went back to tent and packed up. On the road by 10. From Skukuza we drove south east down ...

... along the nature preserve. We saw TONS of zebras and warthogs. We tried to spot some hippos but we couldn't find them. The hike had amazing views and the trail was literally at our doorstep. That night we ate the traditional meal again. It was warthog. I tried it but it was a little too spicy for me. Plus, since I saw them in the wild during the hike I wasn't so keen on eating them. Dave didn't seem to mind though and ate mine as well. The next day, we went whitewater rafting with ...