The end of our morning drive

Halfway through the drive, we met up with the other half of our group for coffee and delicious homemade spicy savoury biscuits by the water. They had seen exactly the same as we had.

After our break, it all got a bit fraught. We didn’t see much more wildlife. Musa kept apologising to Mona, who was in the front, because we hadn’t seen a leopard. We tried to reassure him that it wasn’t his fault, but other members of our group started to pick fault in his English and in his spotting skills. At the end of the safari, they didn’t tip him, even though we had been advised to do so. I thought they were overly critical. We had thoroughly enjoyed our experience and had seen plenty. It was very different to other safaris we have done because the park is so green and lush. There is water everywhere. This means that there isn’t the focus on waterholes that you get in other parks, so there are no places where you are guaranteed to see animals. It is much more a game of chance. Mona, Mark, and I were the only ones who gave Musa a tip. The others immediately complained to Laban about how rubbish he was!Read more