Bit of a catch up blog today. Left Jo'burg on Wednesday, with 9am transfer to the airport and an 11:40 flight to Cape Town, which was all very uneventful. Picked up hire car and have to say not very impressed - 2 weeks car hire is costing as much as 4 weeks in the US and all I get is a crappy old polo, with a really small engine!! Martin had sent me directions to a mall, as he & Maritha were both in day long meetings - so do not miss that at all - so he sug...

Not really a last day in Kruger, as basically travelling back to Jo'burg today. Had my lie in while the others got up for the bush walk at 5am. Got up at 7am ish for breakfast to leave the Park at 8:30am. Had a new driver, a South African named Vessel (not sure of the spelling!) who was a cheerful Afrikaaner and discovered that not only was I sharing the van with the 4 american college grads, we also had an Italian, named Lorenzo who seriously did not get on wit...

Had my blessed lie in this morning and then braved the outside shower, which was pretty cool, except was nervous that I could be seen, which was not possible, but hey! Went off on the Panorama Tour today - again with the French father & daughter from the treehouse camp - which was quite spectacular to see, if not to experience. The tour was to see The 3 Rondovels, Bourke's Luck Potholes, Berlin Falls, Lisbon Falls and Gods' Window, all of which are in the Dr...

So, continuing saga of the toilet meant I was moved again today to room 13. Definitely a good move this time, as double bed, air con and inside & outside shower. Must try that tomorrow as I have a bit of a lie in - again!! Anyway, today was lie in no.1, which was blissful after a full nights' solid sleep, then off to the Cheetah Rehabilition centre at 9am for the 10am tour. The Centre is amazing, they do great work with endangered animals and also any injure...

Another stupid o'clock start, 5am, not helped by a bunch of corporate americans splashing about in the pool outside my room until who knows what time in the morning, so again, not much sleep!! Was up & in the shower by 5am and ready for the truck by 5:30am, with the retired couple (who are so lovely) and we picked up a french father & daughter from another camp in the park - they had great big tree houses which looked pretty cool. Thankfully our truck di...