November 13th
Another early start from the train which has reached Hwange National Park. So we skipped breakfast and alighted at 6.15 for a 630 start. The train was stopped in a siding in the middle of the National Park. The Safari vehicle and its driver were slightly below par so it was not such an enjoyable experience as other game drives. But, that said, we did see 2 lionesses and their cubs feeding on an elephant carcass soon after the start.
We also came across several families of elephants, the occasional giraffe and zebra, Sable and baboons at a water hole, near the end of the morning session. I was offered the front seat and this was considerably more comfortable than the very bumpy backseat and even hotter. The temperature rose to 39° during the day. We stopped for lunch at a very pleasant area and we were given picnic lunches and cold drinks.
At 1 o’clock we set off again for a drive of up to 3 hours , but little game to be seen and soon a puncture led to us returning to the train before 3 o’clock. I then started on the packing and realised that several days washing has not yet been returned. David went up to enquire about this, but even so the laundry did not arrive until after we had had dinner, so we could not close the big suitcase, until after dinner.
During dinner,The restaurant was nicely decorated and Lawrence delivered a good farewell speech
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