Kruger,

Well after a month in the kruger i am almost a field guide! After looking through the modules and deciding that i was there for a safari and not to gain a qualification i pulled out of the exams which gave me a lot more time go on game drives and concentrate on the more interesting modules, rather then memorising which rock consist of which minerals.

At the start of the course everybody was signed up for the exam and at the end only 5 of the original 13 sat it. The course was a lot of fun and allowed us to learn everything about the animals, thier behaviour (breeding patterns and social structure) and thigs like birds, trees and how it all works together. We also got a theory lesson in off road driving with the specialist landrovers then a practical driving up an enourmous rock and down the other side.

After we had done this we where allowed to do ll the driving and we where also taught how to approch dangerous game. My first time being the driver on a game drive was quite exciting as the first animals i approached was a huge pair of female lions.

We spent almost everyday going on game drives and if we had to study through some of the modules we would drive to a dam and watch the hippo's while working. The camp also organised up activities like a sleep out on the rock which we had driven up, Where we would take turns being on watch through out the night keping an eye out for leopard, lion and Hyena.

The trip flew buy and as soon as i had started to get to know people i was already saying good bye. Just like ghana it was a great group from all over the world. I am curently at Ash's dads factory in J'burg and am going to be flying out to zimbabwe in a few hours. traveling all the way back to cape town. No idea when i will next have internet but will try and write again before i return home in just under a month now.