Wednesday 8th July: Mozambique to South Africa (The Land of the Plenty).
We were up just after 6am, feeling rested after our ordeal of the
last few days. A hearty breakfast was served & with the help of
Liz, we secured our guesthouse for tonight in Malebane, beside the
Kruger National Park. We departed from the Blue Anchor Inn at 7.45,
hoping to miss some of the rush hour in Maputo city, 50kms away.
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didn't unfortunately so it was slow going for a while as we approached
the city. Once through, we were on a brilliant tar road and we made
excellent time to the border post at Lebombo, arriving there about 1015.
We were through both border posts and were on the road in South Africa
by 1045. It is wonderful to be back although we are 2500 kms from
Somerset West still. We hope to visit some wonderful places along this
route in the next 6 days, including the battle fields in and around the
Drakensberg. We got to Malebane about 12 midday & quickly found
our guesthouse, the Crowned Eagle Manor. Luxury at very affordable rates
and breakfast included too.
Once settled, we went to get a snack at a restaurant in town (what
luxury to get a toasted sandwich) and then drove to the Kruger Park,
Malebane Gate, a few kms away. It is school holiday time in SA at the
moment and it is also a popular time for visitors to the Kruger so we
were not surprised to find that the park was already full for day trippers. We'll be back there at 8 in the morning as it's on a first
come first served basis.We're going to have an early dinner tonight and
be rested for our day game spotting (hopefully!) tomorrow. Thanks
for all your messages again and hopefully if you scroll back over the
last week or more, I will finally have managed to get some pics into the
blog itself.
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