Shingwedzi Trip - Day Nine - Homeward Bound

We awoke to a beautiful morning. 

The birdsong greeting the day permeated the air and the threads of the Golden Orb webs dazzled in the early morning light.

Breakfast was a quick yoghurt and we were not alone.  A Shongolo munched away heartily on a piece of eggshell we had accidentally dropped the night before.

Washing up, packing and a last look around at the wonders of nature

took us through to 08:00, the drivers briefing about the road ahead and possible problems and we were on our way.




We drove through a lot of water still on the road from the previous rains. 

We passed through Mashambe Village, which was dead quiet, this being a Sunday morning. 

Shingwedzi Trip - 27 March to 4 April 2010

Africa is certainly not for sissies and this trip just proved it.

If you are well prepared, you can survive anything, even life in the bush without any facilities whatsoever. Just you, your water (the sustenance of life) and your best friend, whoever or whatever that may be..... I will leave that up to you.

Our route was to travel to Makuya Park, which adjoins the Kruger National Park, via Polokwane, Giyani and Mhinga, move across into Mocambique, travel southwards and out through Phalaborwa.

Day One We were up at 05:00, grabbed a cup of tea, packed the last things into the dream machine, took a quick shower and hit the road at 06:50. As you would all remember it was overcast but warm. Our first destination was Polokwane (Pietersburg).

Swallowed down the Malaria pills with a nectarine and water. We made it to our first stop at 10:00 and it was searingly hot and humid too. We were to meet the rest of the group at 12:00 so we saw to a couple of things while we waited.