Tamboti/Satara area
As usual we were up nice and early to leave camp when the gates opened. We had planned to head straight down the H7 and do the S100, then have breakfast at N'wanetsi.
These 2 were not interested in an early morning photo shoot and just ignored us.
Sunrise over the H7. Another problem with this road - in the morning you are driving straight into the rising sun and in the afternoon straight into the setting sun!
Not a great pic but a good sighting by the Brat. Only the second time we have seen Senegal Lapwings in the park.
A tranquil scene at Nsemani.
And off they go.
A White-backed Vulture warms itself in the early rays.
Brown Snake-eagle
Whilst driving the H7 we all agreed that we did not want to do this road 4 times in one day, so we decided that we would just stay out all day. We already had our breakfast goodies, but thought we should get some extra drinks and snacks to see us through the day, so we stopped in at Satara. Who should we bump into again, but our mystery friend/stranger. We started chatting again, and my dad then asked his name, to which he replied Darryl Wolhuter. A light bulb went on over my dad's head
....turns out they were very good friends when we lived in Pietermaritzburg...over 40 years ago! Lots of memories and "can you believe its" were exchanged until we finally went our separate ways...it really is a small world!! 
(Just some interesting information, he is distantly related to Henry Wolhuter, and his daughter is married to Rob Bryden, son of the late Bruce Bryden! )We got onto the S100 and it was very dry. There was a fair amount of game including impala, waterbuck, giraffe and wildebeest but we didn't stop for any pics. Gudzani was a sad sight with not a drop of water to be seen.
This tail-less Plated Lizard (I think) was the only sign of life.
Darryl had told us that the white lion was often seen on the S41 to N'wanetsi but sadly not today.
At N'wanetsi we hired a skottel and got breakfast on the go...eggs, bacon, russians, tomatoes and mushrooms.
We finished breakfast, washed up and bundled our rather full tummies back into the car. We headed down the H6 but there was nothing to keep our heavy eyes open!
and Gudzani dry 
