Today started at 0445 and at 0530 off we went for a Game Drive. Our first stop was the wildebeest carcass, still lots of vultures and a couple of jackals running around too. We found some ridiculously

Today we didn’t have to be anywhere until 0730, but I was up at 0530 anyway. I had breakfast and then used the internet (which was pretty quick because no one else was using it!) At 0730 we began the drive

Today was simply amazing, we were up at 0445 and set off on our Game Drive at 0530. Our first (albeit brief) sighting, was a hyena, literally about five minutes into the drive! We also saw the tracks of

Today started at 0445, I had breakfast and then we drove to Langa (a private part of Makalali Game Reserve which is fenced off to allow it to regenerate and is free of ‘big 5’ game). We did a botany walk

Today was quite a lecture heavy day, after breakfast, it was time for our 0700 lecture – on botany. It was split into two halves, trees and grasses. Gerhard made it quite interactive by getting us to collect

Today I was up and breakfasted and ready for the tests at 0700. We had three tests today, one on the first set of bird calls we had to learn, one on geology and one on ecology. The people with our hands

This morning began again at 0440, we breakfasted, prepared out hotboxes and then off we went on a game drive. It was a fantastic drive, we saw loads, zebra, giraffe (including two very young ones), wildebeest,

Today began at 0440, I got up, had some breakfast, sorted the hot box, did all the vehicle checks with Mia and then off we went on our game drive at 0530. First we had to stop off and get some petrol,

Today I got up at 0600 (like usual), had some breakfast, used the internet, re-read through the notes from yesterday and then started the first aid again at 0800. Just before it started a frog fell out

Today we didn’t have to be anywhere until 0800, so of course I got up at 0600, had breakfast and then went and did some studying. Our first aid course began at 0800, we went right through with the lesson

Today began at about 0600, I had breakfast and then went up to the classroom ready for the 0700 lecture – there was still no internet! The lecture was about ecology. We looked at the structural components,

We had another free day today, absolutely nothing to do, but I was wide awake at 0530 anyway, I got up at 0620 and had some nutella on toast. (When people went to town yesterday I asked someone to buy

Today started with breakfast (Calvin told us that when he got up early to study this morning he saw the leopard sitting in a tree. It just jumped down and ran away – how terrifying!) and then our first

Today started at 0440! We were all up and ready to go by 0530 for a Game Drive. We arrived at the Reserve and within about five minutes, we saw two cheetah. They were so close to the road and just so beautiful

Today started with our Bushwise practical driving test, at 0700! We just had to drive around in the 4 x 4 for a bit and basically prove that we can drive a manual car and that we won’t kill anyone. It

Today I woke up (naturally) at 0530, showered, had breakfast and was ready to go by 0700. We had about an hour drive into Hoedspruit. Our first stop was the shop ‘Khaki Fever’ where we tried on different

Today I got up a bit earlier to go and shower and wash my hair. There was no water (something was leaking somewhere), so no shower. I had breakfast (cornflakes) and then it was time for the first lecture

Today was the first proper day of the course. I got up at 0615 and had some cereal for breakfast. We were all in the classroom ready for our first lecture at 0700. The first lecture was ridiculously boring

Today was very chilled. We didn’t have to be anywhere until 0900! I got up around 0730 showered and had some cereal for breakfast. There was a list of things we needed to bring with us (passport, medical

Today was a super day, I got up and had breakfast (fried eggs as well today) and then finished packing and headed off to the airport. I went and found the international arrivals information desk and within