We started the week with a rifle handling lecture, where we learnt more about a rifle than I ever thought I would know-now I just need to learn to shoot one with accuracy and speed and I wll be all set! We then headed off on a game drive in the afternoon where as seems to be the way lately we didnt really see anything at all. I did get to drive again though so still thoroughly enjoyed it!
Tuesday was spent trying to book in for our drivers test-a long and very trying/boring day! We left camp about 6 so as to get to the centre just before it opened at 7, and then spent the rest of the day waiting in a queue outside in the sun until we gave up on that idea and went and sat in the shade, then we went inside to wait in another queue, then were kicked back out into the sun to wait a bit more, then were allowed back into wait inside again, finally after being there about 8 hours we finally went though to do our eye tests again, and by that time we had had more than enough, so after waiting in another queue for about half an hour we gave up and didnt actually end up booking out test at all. By the time we got back to camp it was late and after a quick rifle dry run, we had all had enough and called it a day.
Wednesday was much more productive, we again headed into town, this time to do our rifle competancy test. Luckily we didnt really have any waiting around, but spent most of the day doing tests and then actually shooting the rifle-we had to shoot the target at 15 meters and hit it to pass-nice and easy and I even managed to get three bulls eyes!!!!
Thursday turned out to be the highlight of the week, where we started with a game drive, and saw two Spotted Hyena early on, and after following them for a little bit, saw one of them chase a warthog. We didnt get to see what the result was, but was nice to see proof that Hyenas do actually hunt, and dont just eat carrion. While on our drinks break we got a call that the other group had spotted a Leopard in a tree, so we rushed down to see if we could get there in time-luckily we did and got to sit and watch the leopard for about half an hour. She didnt look very comfortable, and we were hoping we were going to get to see a kill when a waterbuck walked close an she became very interested, but it didnt come close enough and the leopard just lay down and went back to sleep.
Friday I headed down to a local animal orphanage/education centre, with a couple of the others, as we are doing some education there every couple of weeks, trying to educate the local kids on the wildlife. After that it was back to camp and study for the rest of the day ready for rifle and animal behaviour tests tomorrow. I am not confident on these two, rifles I dont know much about, and animal behaviour is such a big topic, and we only covered it on Thursday that there hasnt been enough time for it all to sink in.
We also got our tests back that we wrote on amphibians and reptiles last week-thought I had completely stuffed the reptiles one up, and done not badly on the amphibians. Ended up getting 93% on amphibians, and 100% on reptiles-clearly I didnt stuff it up!!!!
2 comments:
Hi Rhiannon, loving your blog. your hut looks nice but is there no indoor plumbing? Or is it all communal? Do you not get your meals supplied that you have to go to town to buy your own? you seem to be having a good time and certainly look good in the photo's. You'll have lots to crop when you get back. Love Aunty Vicki
No, we dont have running water in our huts, we have a sink outside but it only has cold water, the rest of it is communal. We do get our meals supplied, except when we are on our off weeks when we have to provide it ourselves. And yes, I am having a ball!
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