Well we have finally finished all the modules in our course to become Field guides. We have to complete a couple of practical exams and our Cert exam next Saturday and then we will be fully qualified level 1 guides. It’s been a tough 4 months and it was hard to get back into the study buzz. I started off slowly and finished strongly so some things haven’t changed. We will see how I get on next week in the FGASA exam. I have my fingers crossed at this stage. We of course had to go out and celebrate the finish of our exams and in time honoured tradition we went for a few tastey beverages. I was the “Dessie,” again though so it kept me off the bad stuff!
We headed out and were trundling along when we saw a dead cow at the side of the road. It wasn’t dead long and we could see a few bits and pieces of bodywork on the ground. The impact must have been pretty bad and the cow wasn’t in great shape. The local villagers have resorted to leaving their cattle out at night now because there is so little grass around. They stay along the sides of the road and they tend to wander onto the road at times. They are not very sensible animals!
I’m driving along at about 80 kmph and I think I see something in the middle of the road. Now you don’t have much time to react in these situations so I swerved and just missed a big Bull in the middle of the road. The big eijit didn’t even move! That was a pretty lucky escape for us to be honest but things running across our path hadn’t finished for the night. The next thing that crossed our path was a little less threatening. A little scrub Hare ran out and just missed getting squashed and then a black cat did the same. It was weird and I took it from the 3 that we hadn’t any more things to watch out for that night. I slowed the pace down all the same. We ended up in town safe and sound and went to our local for some grub. We had a nice meal and a few drinks and as we were leaving there was a car broken down in the exit of the restaurant. I jumped out to see if they were alright and it was two girls that had had a puncture. Myself and Jimmy offered our assistance and as soon as I said hello to one of the girls I knew she was Irish. The other one was Dutch. It’s a small World alright. Long story short, myself and Jimmy sorted out the tyre and sent the girls on their way. Who said that chivalry was dead?
I headed out to Kruger for a while on Sunday. A small crew this time. Actually just myself and Jimmy. We had a great day out. We spotted some big Tuskers in the far North of the park. The weather was fine and Africa just seemed to charm us again and again. We ran into some Hyaena’s and their pups and 3 big male White Rhino. That was the highlight of the day. The 3 of them were just strutting down the road when we ran into them. Nearly literally! They remonstrated with us for about a second and then high tailed it in different directions. 3 magnificent specimens in their prime. I’m glad we weren’t on a walking safari. They were huge! Just another great day out in Africa.
We headed out and were trundling along when we saw a dead cow at the side of the road. It wasn’t dead long and we could see a few bits and pieces of bodywork on the ground. The impact must have been pretty bad and the cow wasn’t in great shape. The local villagers have resorted to leaving their cattle out at night now because there is so little grass around. They stay along the sides of the road and they tend to wander onto the road at times. They are not very sensible animals!
I’m driving along at about 80 kmph and I think I see something in the middle of the road. Now you don’t have much time to react in these situations so I swerved and just missed a big Bull in the middle of the road. The big eijit didn’t even move! That was a pretty lucky escape for us to be honest but things running across our path hadn’t finished for the night. The next thing that crossed our path was a little less threatening. A little scrub Hare ran out and just missed getting squashed and then a black cat did the same. It was weird and I took it from the 3 that we hadn’t any more things to watch out for that night. I slowed the pace down all the same. We ended up in town safe and sound and went to our local for some grub. We had a nice meal and a few drinks and as we were leaving there was a car broken down in the exit of the restaurant. I jumped out to see if they were alright and it was two girls that had had a puncture. Myself and Jimmy offered our assistance and as soon as I said hello to one of the girls I knew she was Irish. The other one was Dutch. It’s a small World alright. Long story short, myself and Jimmy sorted out the tyre and sent the girls on their way. Who said that chivalry was dead?
I headed out to Kruger for a while on Sunday. A small crew this time. Actually just myself and Jimmy. We had a great day out. We spotted some big Tuskers in the far North of the park. The weather was fine and Africa just seemed to charm us again and again. We ran into some Hyaena’s and their pups and 3 big male White Rhino. That was the highlight of the day. The 3 of them were just strutting down the road when we ran into them. Nearly literally! They remonstrated with us for about a second and then high tailed it in different directions. 3 magnificent specimens in their prime. I’m glad we weren’t on a walking safari. They were huge! Just another great day out in Africa.
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