Day 18 Skukuza (1 of 15) April 28

Camp site taken from pool

Slept late and decided to take a slow drive to Numbi gate, out to Nelspruit to get provisions for the month. Decided to take malaria tablets as there has been a lot of late rains. The grass is still green and very long making game viewing challenging. Rest of day spent doing camp maintenance.

Day 17 Skukuza 27 April

Colony of Banded Mongoose in Camp

Left Badplaas at 08h00, travelled via Barberton, Kaapmuiden, then turned off onto the N4 towards Malelane Gate. A distance of 146Km.

When we got to the gate there was a long delay due to Crocodile Bridge being closed, people arriving and people leaving after the long weekend.

Arrived at Skukuza, 7 days earlier than planned, at midday and setup camp for a 15 day stay.

Co-ordinates of camp site

S24.99442

E31.59439

Elev. 272m (from 2000m at Golden Gate)

Day 15 Badplaas 26 April

Woke to a cloudless sky with the temperature in the 20's. After breakfast we decided to pack up and head for Badplaas, the decision was made on the basis that it was a 6 hour trip and that tomorrow was the end of the long weekend, the traffic would be very heavy, good decision as the roads were quiet and in bad condition with lots of stop/go's. Steadies up at 11h00,travelled via Bergville, Ladysmith, Newcastle, Ermelo, Carolina and arrived at Forever Resorts Badplaas at 17h00 a distance of 456.3 Km. Great resort with lots of fun things to do, the big attraction being the mineral hot water spring. Only 120Km from Malelane Gate (1.5 Hours) and will head for Skukuza after enjoying a swim and breakfast.

Co-ordinates of camp site
S 25.95143
E 30.56486
Elevation 1105

Day 14 Hlalanahti 25 April

A bit of sunshine this morning, decided to play golf, Lettie took a cart and came with.

2 nd hole Note caravan in background

One of the water holes

4th tee note amphitheatre in back ground

Decide to play another 9 holes in the afternoon, teamed up with John and Jane a very social afternoon.

Day 13 Hlananathi 24 April

Rained all day, went to Royal Natal, had a look at the facilities decided that we would make a seperate trip to Tendele, there is a number of bungaloes with a view onto the amphitheatre, absolutely stunning.