A bad night for sleeping as there were lions roaring very close, then Mick thought he had been stung by a scorpion, though we could find no trace of it in the tent. It turned out he had been sprayed by an acid beetle, and has several blisters on his neck and arm. Chris tells us that they will be tender for about three weeks, and to make sure we wash anything that might have got acid on it. This is only Mick's pillow luckily, but we find about three beetle corpses in the tent.
We said goodbye to Rick and Mark, then decamped and left the park. The first part of the drive was the same as the day before, but as we started to get closer to people we started seeing cattle and donkeys on the road. After 100kms on sand roads, we drive 70kms on gravel before reaching Hukuntsi and a tarmac road.
We finally reach the Kalahari Lodge for our overnight stop, and the official end of Chris's guided safari. A very colourful cricket it sitting on a post by reception.
Armin and Leisel take a chalet at the lodge, so it's just us, Chris and Ossie camping. It feels very cosy and comfortable and more like a group of friends than a guided tour. A bee came and sat on Teri's trainer lace, and tried to eat it. Chris says it is the same bee as the so-called killer bee in America. Not actually dangerous, but very persistent!
The evening meal is in the lodge, preceded by a few drinks, and Chris finally relaxes enough to have some wine. A really nice evening, but the three of us are very glad that we have an extra two nights still to go.
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