Every travel has its day when you get sick. Sunday, was one of them. Saturday evening, we had a boma (South African for barbecue), and something I ate I shouldn't have. In the morning, it was clear that the loss of sleep and general poor health had not prepared me for a 6:00am safari. I stayed behind in our cabin, as the rest of the tour group had a wonderful last outing together. At breakfast on the deck (where we saw plenty of animals across the river), they recounted sitings of one of the two painted wild dogs on the Reserve, as well as a huge rhino, baboons, and several new birds. As we ate, we could see giraffes, zebras, and buffalo from our table.
The rest of the day can be described as a traveling day. We packed and boarded a van to be driven back to the Hoedspruit Airport. At noon, we flew back to Johannesburg to the ANew Centurion Hotel where we previously stayed. It was the first time that I made sure I had one hand close to the seat doggy bag, and took every opportunity to sit in chairs at the airports., and know where the bathroom was After checking into a room at the hotel, and sleeping for a couple of hours, Pat and Barbara and I walked a short distance over to a large mall to have dinner at a seafood restaurant we had eaten at in 2014 during our second visit to Africa. We were the only customers, and the owner attended to us personally. As usual, we ordered too much food, and were given heaping portions. I ate very little.
Returning to the hotel, we stayed up long enough to try to sleep through the night, and be ready for a 6:30am flight to our next location - a camp near Victoria Falls. It will be another traveling day, so don't expect many animal photos. To see the few photos taken today, click on Sunday, Sep 21st, Hoedspruit, South Africa.
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