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Arrived 2 days ago after a somewhat disappointing trip through Blyde River Canyon. Too much cloud to see properly from most of the viewpoints but nice coffee in Graskop & then some lunch in Pilgrim's Rest. Lots of tourist stuff at PR and the feeling that at any moment the car could be pinched or broken into. The man at the next table was from JNB and had come to PR to repair the safe at the local gold mine.
On to Hoedspruit to do some frantic shopping for wine & soft drinks. We are running late and it's now inevitable that we'll have to drive to Ntsiri in the dark. We need to find Eastgate airport & take the road from there into the reserve. Are there any signs to Eastgate? Of course not! - Ask at a petrol station.
Having passed through the outer & inner gates we arrive at Ntsiri at about 7.25 - only 25 minutes later than promised. Jacquie & Sarah waiting for us in landrover. Arrived at number 43 to find Tom and Diane sitting by the fire having drinks.
Today is day 3 - In the last couple of days we've seen giraffe, kudu, lots of impla, jennet, buffalo, warthog, zebra, an elephant in musk, numerous birds - kingfisher, fork-tailed drongo, assorted eagles, bee-eaters ....the list goes on. But where are the lions?
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