Before dropping the tents we went in search of a hide or something to have some breakfast. On the way there we came across a number of baboons walking down the road.
We eventually came across a bridge where you were allowed to get out, at your own risk, between the yellow lines. We had tea and rusks. Not the best breakfast in the world but something.
After a bit of breakfast we went back to the campsite and packed the remaining gear for the days trip. Saw a small deer roaming the campsite.
Just before leaving we saw three guides walking on the outside of the fence line, I assume to check the integrity of the fence.
Today was always going to be a long one. We had planned to go from Letaba to Skukuza campsite. The guide quotes this as being a trip of 160km which is just over three hours. This obviously doesn't take into account any detours or animal spotting.
Nope. Had lunch at the Oliphants rest area. Quite a nice little stop-off with the restaurant and cafe decks built within the trees. We hadn't planned to stop here overnight, because they don't have any camping, only chalets. After lunch we continued on some of the back roads to Skukuza.
On one back road we came across a little pool by the side of the road which appeared to have a turtle in it. When we stopped to have a look, it became apparent that there were more than quite a few. For some reason they seemed to be attracted to the car. There was even a little croc. Rich got a better photo than me as it was on his side of the car.
As we approached Skukuza we tried to cross another bridge but were hindered by a couple of cars taking time to stop and take pictures of something. Come on we thought! Impala are everywhere. Not so. It turned out to be a crocodile floating in the water.
As we had a bit of time before they closed the gates we decided to head out after pitching the tents, to see if we could see any cats. We found a bird hide. A few people were already there. Unfortunately we were a bit late in the day. One guy had the biggest lens I've seen on a camera. It also had the mossy oak camo on the last piece of glare shade. Looked like he'd been there quite a while taking pictures of birds. Unfortunately some very noisy people came in, despite the numerous signs asking people to be quiet. We left back for the campsite not long after they arrived. Just as we're going down the last bit of road to the main gate we see a cat on the road going in our direction. I said leopard, Rich said cheetah. Just before we could get out the cameras it disappeared into the grass extremely quickly. Rich admitted he got it wrong.
Cooked a stew in a heavy metal pot called a potjie (pronounced 'potchee') See http://www.taste-africa.com/product_potjie.php for a description of its uses etc. We used the remainder of the steak from last night, some sausage and a few vegetables. A little too much salt for my liking but not too bad all the same. Had rather a lot to drink.
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