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Smiling from ear to ear, this is why I'm in Africa
Monday 11th November 2013 What a great day, I was smiling from ear to ear. Nine and a half hours in the bush and I drove the afternoon session which was five hours.
As you would expect with a tracking course we spent the whole day tracking. The best part…
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Seeing elephants on foot for a second time
Friday 27th September 2013 I finally met, well saw, the elephant that has been hanging round my tent at night. He’s massive, about twenty years old, and has feet the size of a small coffee table.
We heard the eles were in our area so we set off in search…
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Shock and awe approach to wilderness medicine
Saturday 23rd November 2013 The wilderness medicine module kicked off today. Instructor Andrew is definitely going to deliver this in style and will keep us captivated for the four day duration with his unique approach.
Today could very much be described…
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Situational awareness needs to improve
Tuesday 19th November 2013 This is a great starter course for trails guide. We haven’t actually bumped anything big yet which is a good thing, we’re not quite there yet in terms of our situational awareness. I managed to walk into a nyala in camp when…
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Discussing the South African use of the English language
Thursday 31st October 2013 Apologies to Ben for sleeping through the storm last night whilst he was running round shutting flaps and brining in the washing.
Duty team had a nightmare by sleeping in which meant the whole camp was in disarray. They are now…
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We're starting to cry wolf in camp
Tuesday 29th October 2013 Back to birding today with a bush walk first thing and a drive in the afternoon. The result of which was a tally of 89 birds for the week so far.
If I take a snooze during the day I need my headphones in and some music on. If not…
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Cricked neck and a cold front can make you grumpy
Thursday 24th October 2013 The Ecotraining assessment drives continued today with everyone doing well.
I sat out of the afternoon one as I’ve had a cricked neck over the last couple of days and it seems to be getting worse not better.
Fingers crossed I…
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Hyena back in camp
Tuesday 22nd October 2013 Rain again this morning so no drive first thing, instead it was more preparation for our game drive assignments. Ben and I are doing ours on Friday.
I’ve got a good idea of the set things I want to stop at and then it’s a case…
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Another test done, now the next challenge
Monday 21st October 2013 We had the first of the rains today which meant we were woken up with frogs calling, it was a perfect start for our slide and audio test.
So another test done and dusted which means it’s now time to move on and focus on the next…
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If you stay in this business you will be charged by a lion
Sunday 20th October 2013 I realised that I haven’t watched any tele since I landed in South Africa on the 31st August other than a rugby match – it’s quite a liberating experience.
It was goodbye to instructor Massi today and welcome back Graham in his…
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Starting to get the hang of bring a safari guide
Saturday 19th October 2013 Ben and I were on duty so up ahead of everyone else to get the coffee station up and running.
Last minute revision ahead of the final Ecotraining exam which is a mock for FAGASA (Field Guiding Association of Southern Africa).
A…
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So close to lion and leopard on the afternoon drive
Friday 11th October 2013
Nothing on the camera trap this morning despite baiting it, sticking with the volley ball court path position tonight.
Hot today, 35 in the shade which made it hard to study, really hard. It’s getting close to forty tomorrow so…
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Starting to see the hyenas regularly around camp
Wednesday 9th October 2013 Walking around camp last night I saw a hyena again. But this time only one which was a little unnerving – where was his buddy. I also spooked a couple of bush buck so figured the hyena would be more interested in them than me.
B…
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A once in a lifetime experience with a family of cheetahs
Tuesday 8th October 2013 Game drives can’t get any more special, in fact this was probably a once in a lifetime experience.
We spent over two hours with a cheetah and her four cubs. The greatness of the experience wasn’t because of how close we were or…
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A lesson in driving with no breaks
Monday 7th October 2013 – part 2 The hyenas were a great start to my day of guiding and I enjoyed the first drive of the day. I was pleased with my interpretation with the hippos. My awareness needs to improve as I totally missed the crocodile. Instructor…
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