Woken by the sound of breaking twigs but for once it wasn’t
elephants but the camp attendant making us a fire at 5 am for breakfast. We had expected to have to pay an extra
night’s fee for staying in the park but were happy to have this waived as the
campsite is apparently outside the park (even though it is actually before you
each the gate!?). Took the scenic route over the hills to the Great North Road
– the road was very narrow and steep but beautiful views.
Arriving at the Kapishya turn we bumped into Natalie and her
friend again – the safari circuit is very small sometimes. We were then waved down by a lady asking for
a lift to Kapishya village. We almost
refused when we saw how much stuff she had but we managed to rearrange our
truck to fit in a large television, a huge bag of vegetables, rolls of wire,
steel girders, a shopping bag and an umbrella!
It turned out that she was one of the teachers at the primary school and
was extremely appreciative of the lift as she had been waiting for hours.
Kapishya lodge and campsite is set in a fabulous area next
to a river and the hot springs. We went
for a quick dip in the spring pool – it is 42 degrees and hotter than we would
typically have a bath. Ended up spending
over an hour in there as 2 South African guys arrived and started chatting
about their drive from Kenya to J’Burg in 7 days. They were extremely jealous of our 4 month
timescale.
Dinner cooked on a Changu Changu Moto stove which Mark had
built all around the campsite. We were
delighted to be able to actually use one for real having been to Ripple
Africa.
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