Antelope Park, Zimbabwe

We had a hungover 5:30 start this morning to get our tents packed up and in the truck for 6am. That'll teach us to get drunk and play with wild animals. Today has mainly been a day of driving across the kalahari desert to reach the Antelope Park. "Because where else...?" is their official slogan, and I think there's something in that; where else would name themselves after an animal which I have yet to see here? We were given a list of optional activities to do before we arrived, and the idea of giving a lion cub a bottle (like I used to do with Jaws...), and riding an elephant really appealed. When we arrived I was told there were no lion cubs (fair enough) and the elephants had gone (where...?!).

The campsites in Zimbabwe have been seriously impressive, especially compared to all of the European ones I've been to... although that could just be a negative reflection on them. The place we're pitched up in for tonight is next to a river, we've been allowed to make a fire, and the showers are so, so, good.

The next few days will be spent on the road; getting to South Africa and then exploring Kreuger National Park. This means the internet access available will be patch - at best! Anyone with a rudimentary understanding of iMessage would have my undying gratitude if they could explain to Megan that I can't read any of the frantic sounding messages she sends until I have internet access, at which point I would have replied to them anyway!

Love Emily x

P.s. the Crohn's situation still isn't great, but isn't trip-threatening any more. I just keep ringing that bell in the truck!