Kruger, Berg -en-Dal Dec 11th to 12th After gladly leaving Nelspruit we headed into Kruger all packed up through the Malelane Gate. Formalities at the gate were short and even before we reached the gate we crossed the Crocodile River and spotted one huge croc basking in the sun on a grassy bank! About 50m past the gate we then spotted two White Rhino by the side of the road, animal spotting was going well but surely it would't be this easy!!On our drive to Berg-...

The Essentials in Nelspruit After a long drive and a lot of road works we arrived in Nelspruit to a power cut and Nelspruit Backpackers which I don't recommend to anyone!! It was very laid back and close to the local shopping centre where we'd get what we needed but the rooms wheren't so clean and the showers not hot and definitely not clean - sleeping on the bed felt like an adventure!! That evening power did come back on and we walked up to the local laundry a...

We arrived at Dundee in the dark, it looked a little bit dodgy on the way into town, quite industrial from the little I could see, but as we headed towards our intended campsite the roads got wider and there were more trees and normal looking houses.We got a nice surprise as we drove into the campsite, or at least in the dark drizzle it looked okay, we had a small rondavel with a table and benches underneath for our use which was welcome as we tried to make some ...

Pietermaritzburg - Dec 5 - 6 For Paul and I staying in the hotel meant a long sleep in, well long compared to when the birds wake you up while camping.For Dave and Kaz it meant getting up early to make sure they were at the doors of Home Affairs when it opened at 8am!I decided to take the opportunity to check out the internet, unfortunately this was to lead to a bad start to my day, on checking my Egg Visa I discovered that someone had been using it in Cape Town...

Sani Pass and the Adventure that wasn't to be! (Dec 4th - 5th) After drying off in Elliot we headed north 443km to the bottom of the Sani Pass.Again as we approached the area it was raining, after filling up at Underburg we followed the GPS directions to a backpackers at the bottom of the pass, it was a bit of an adventure as it took us on a big loop on dirt roads, it could have been a 10km drive on tarmac!It was some of the worst mud we'd come across so far an...