On Thursday we had an all day game count. A recent aerial count concluded that numbers for Impala, Red Hartebeast, Ostrich and Blesbok were down so we needed to take a look from the ground. This was an all day effort and it was damn hot. Nat was in the front recording sightings, with Jack on the back of the Landie trying to compete with the locals on ‘first one to spot’. Thankfully the Impala numbers were really good as they are the food of choice around here. Hartebeast and Blesbok were consistent with the air count and Ostrich was very low.

The nexy day we visited an orphanage in the nearby town of Paterson. There are 33 children aged between 18 months and 9 years whose parents have been affected by HIV/aids. We are going back tomorrow to officially donate some toys and throw a small party for the kids – many of whom have never eaten cake before. We will post a separate entry on our visit later.