Roughing it in Kruger

We are still under a safety car situation waiting for a green flag to get
the trip going again. Rich is still feet up in hospital and is having
surgery today to assist with the infection and swelling from the wisdom
tooth removal. We are hoping that he will be well enough for them to join us
here in Kruger over the weekend, and we can then depart together for
Mozambique next week. The clock is ticking though as my SA visa expires on
the 25th May so I need to be across the border by then come what may.
We have had 3 pleasant nights in the park. First at Pretoriuskop, then
Skukuza, and last night at Satara. We have tried to extend our stays at
those sites but they were all 100% booked up. It is concession month for
pensioners and they place is full to the brim with the older generation.
Perhaps they supplement the animals diets with them!
So today we headed to our next camp, Tsendze, a 'rustic camp'. It is very
new and near Mopani rest camp, and we were not sure what to expect. There is
no power for us to use here, so we are reliant on our solar panel to keep
the batteries charged. We were very pleasantly surprised with the site.
Rustic does in no way mean bare essentials. I am not sure how many pitches
there are, possibly 30 or so, but there are two very nice ablution blocks
and 2 equally nice kitchen blocks. No shop, restaurant, or day visitors,
bliss. The pitches here cost a wee bit more than the other larger camps, but
I guess you are paying a bit more for exclusivity. Everyone has their own
separated pitch with braai, bin, and water tap, as opposed to the free for
all at the other camps. We have extended here until Sunday night to
hopefully give the James' time to catch up with us. Best of all it is nice
and quiet!!

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