Ben and Becky, a young British couple doing voluntary medical work at rural clinics. Theuns and Dalene, farmers from the Free State. And Sharon the psychologist, already scared shitless about what lies in store over the next two days. I'm sure they wouldn't mind stopping to watch animals. After a spectacular game drive, with a sunset that could only come out of Africa, we arrive at the trail camp.
Accommodation is in neat A-frame bungalows alongside the fire cum dining room area.
Just 30 seconds away are hot showers and cute log cabin toilets looking over the fence to the African night. Already feeling a calmness that simply doesn't exist in the big city, we devour a delicious oxtail potjiekos with salad and thick pieces of bread and peanut butter. We settle in around the glowing embers as after dinner tales of Big Five country begin to unfold. For those not familiar with the laws of the wild, the Big Five are made up of elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and, the most feared of all, buffalo. Also, if one encounters an adult leopard at night, that's the day that God calls your name.