We said our good byes to Crystal springs and started to make our way across to Kruger National Park.

It was a cool morning and the mist was really low- it felt like gorillas in the mist

We reached the township of Graskop, and we filled up with fuel here.

The mist had finally risen.

Continuing on we passed through Acorn ? which was much larger than we had anticipated – nothing in our notes!. We were caught up in a traffic jam for a while.

Eventually we reached the final turn off for Kruger’s Orpen Gate, we had just turned & Brendan saw 2 giraffes, just near the road, we stopped & took photos – we hadn’t even gotten into the park yet.

We passed thru a security gate, then registration for the park, and then drove another 400m, for the registration for checking in to the accommodation – lots of admin.

We found our tented site – this was a permament tent site which over looks the dry Tambotti river bed. It was raised by approx. 8 steps & had a nice large deck – which was where you cook/ clean & eat. Inside was a double bed, sofa pull out- fridge, linen cupboard shower & toilet areas. The views were the selling point.

After unpacking we took off- we had to be back to camp by 6.30 as this is when they close the gates to the camp areas for safety.

Elephants and more Elephants – so fantastic to see them in the wild. We also saw Zebra, Kudu, Impala, Steinbok ( small antelope, Leopard Tortoise, Dwarf mongoose, blue wildebeest, Scrub Hare and on our way back 3 huge white rhino – just near the edge of the road – was really cool !

Back into the camp, came across a troop of baboons, they had ransacked our bin, which for some reason doesn’t have a lid on it?

After dinner, while we were cleaning up, we were visited by a Spotted Hyena – we didn’t have the cameras so the only decent photo was taken on Brendan’s phone.

It is a full moon & the lighting should be great to see more animals if they pass by. Fingers crossed