Off to Kruger park we go! Dana seemed to have drank too many coffees this morning as he blasted out Eye of the Tiger while he was driving like a man who had ten beers, luckily he doesn't drink alcohol or I probably would not be writing this update.
Landed at Kruger at 1pm, the place is full of spiders it seems. Going to be a restless night in our tents tonight I'm betting! Luckily the temperature has dropped to 25oC today, still unsure why they don't have a mozzie/sun combo repellent spray- today mozzie repellent will be my weapon of choice.
Away we go in another safari jeep type vehicle thingy( game drive vehicle I think they're called). Our tour guide, Laurence's first question to us was, ''Did you bring your binoculars?'' Listen here now Larry, if we need binoculars the animals are too far away so drive it on! Lots of impalas about the place again; Larry was telling us they are called the MacDonalds of Kruger Park- fast food for the Lions and they even have an M on their arses! Another animal we saw with an unusual arse feature was the waterbuck, who have arses like toilet seats but you would be one brave man to take a dump on one of these fellas!
We finally got to see some elephants; not the most exciting of animals to watch as they staggered around drunk from munching on the leaves and fruits of the Marula tree..that's another one of the Big 5 checked off the list( although I have seen elephants before at Fossets circus!). So African elephants are alcoholics..imagine trying to lob one of them out of your local bar.
Saw way too many animals to be blabbing on about(I'm not Steve Irwin) but Kruger Park is honrail! A brief attack on our jeep by the baboons was the highlight- dirty b******s= legends! Most people hate these animals because they are very clever and steal whatever possible when they can- I think that's hilarious- imagine seeing a baboon grabbing an old American woman's handbag and taking off with it- how would that not be funny?
While we drove around, Larry was telling us about how he felt so much safer in here than outside the park as he had recently been attacked and shot twice by a few scumbags in Johannesburg - he showed us the scars to prove it. I felt ashamed of my little scar after that..
After a quick coffee and smoke break we headed off again around the park- tiring stuff! Kruger is about the size of Ireland, so imagine driving around the country looking for wild animals- you wouldn't have to leave Tralee to be honest. We spotted a group of cheetahs straight away but after leaving out a big roar of excitement, they quickly scattered- Larry wasn't too happy...I'm sure he'll see them again tomorrow and after dining with one last night, we were getting a bit sick of looking at those big pussies anyways!
After a few more hours and with the weather getting pretty cold(probably around 15oC), it was time to head back to camp to meet up with the wildest animal of them all, Dana! Tonight was going to be a proper safari experience as the six of us pitched our tents and laced on the mozzie repellent while Dana stuck on a Braai for us- basically an African BBQ!
Thought it was freaky last night eating dinner with a cheetah staring at us, well tonight with insects coming at us from all angles, I was sure an underpants changing was going to be in order. A full can of insect repellent used in two days was hopefully adequate enough to keep the little b******s away. There was too much, '' Be careful of that one, if it bites you, it may kill you'' A sharp exit into the tent after dinner and a restless night on the cards- Bear Grylls is definitely on some hardcore drugs.
Now it's time to try and sleep, with the hissing of snakes and insects along with Lions roaring, the morning cannot come quick enough.