Cruising in the Kruger

Woke up to a great breakfast and wonderful coffee – I could really get used to this lifestyle.  Great for the state of mind, maybe not so great for the waistline but oh well.  Said goodbye to Flippie’s parents for a couple of days and headed into town to stock up on the essentials – which consisted largely of avocado, cheese, chocolate & coffee.  Seems about right really.  Into the Kruger via Crocodile Gate and the game spotting began.  I’ve been to Africa before but I’d forgotten just how alive the bush really is – animals and birds everywhere and of course just immeasurably better than being at any zoo, even really good ones like in Singapore.

I think this blog entry would be much better told in pictures (the vast majority of which are Bec’s due to her superior photographic skill and the limitations of a Canon Ixus!) rather than words, so suffice it to say that we spent the entire afternoon driving around a small part of the park (it’s huge – over 20,000 square km) and stayed the night in a permanent tent at Skukuza.  It looked for a while that we might not have accommodation but some swift talking from Flippie sorted that out – always great to have a local around who knows how things work!  Beer, braii and salad for dinner – who would have thought?  Right, time for some photos… which I’m sure don’t come close to conveying the experience, but it’s as good as it’s gonna get I’m afraid…