Apologies for neglecting this travel tale for the past few days. I received the final PDF manuscript of “A Judge Decided” and had to read through and make sure that all was fine for printing and publishing. This is now done and dusted.
On 24 November we left Letaba and drove the tar road to Shingwedzi. We wanted to spend four nights there but when we changed our bookings last week we were told the campsite was full. To our surprise we found this not to be so. The website certainly shows that there are no campsites available but in reality the camp was not even at 10 per cent capacity. Who knows what is going on!
It was very hot on Tuesday and after setting up we went to have breakfast at the restaurant. We were the only guests at Tindlovu. I asked for scrambled eggs and no toast but got fried eggs and toast. The Earl ordered a wrap and all was well. How they managed to get my order wrong when there was nobody else to confuse me with is a complete mystery. I decided not to send it back and enjoyed it anyway.
We went on a brief drive but there was not much going on in the extreme heat. The next day was cooler and we had some lovely sightings. Today we saw very little as we travelled from Shingwedzi to Punda Maria. It was a lot cooler and there was even some rain. There are lots of puddles in the veld so the animals were not at the waterholes. It was lovely to pack up and set up in the cooler weather. Some of the sites at Punda were still flooded from the storm they had three days ago. We found a suitable spot and have a view of the waterhole.
I am just posting some highlight photographs of the past three days.
Tuesday’s Drive – Shingwedzi



Wednesday’s Drive Shingwedzi













Today’s Drive – Punda Maria












As I write, I can hear lions roaring. Hopefully we will find them on tomorrow’s drive.
Well done on getting your book done and dusted! I have enjoyed these photographs very much.
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Thank you, Anne š
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Fabulous Helen š
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Thank youāŗļø
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To me, Shingwedzi’s as close as you can come to heaven on earth
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That starling us just beautiful. The animals all look so good and healthy as wrll. Guess due to lovely grass after the rain. How lovely to see all those…
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We are lucky indeed, Mary. Yes there has been quite a bit of rain but more is still needed. The rainy season has only just started
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