Doing it Limpopo style

At 5am on Thursday 20th July 2006 my best mate John Mason and his son James arrived in Cape Town, the reason... James was about to start a 12 month course at the Bush Academy in Limpopo training to become a field guide. The course is 12 months long, the first 6 spent at the academy and the next 6 at one of South Africa's many game parks and lodges, getting vital work experience.

On their arrival there was frantic buying of kit and then on Sunday 23rd July John, James and myself flew from Cape Town to Joburg and then drove up to the Academy in Limpopo.

Having got James settled in his new cottage with his new uniform,

John and I departed for the comforts of the Palace Hotel in Sun City where we spent two nights.

We visited James on the Monday to make sure he was okay and spent the rest of the time in Pilannesberg Game Park looking at the animals but sdaly not spotting any elephants, although we did see 7 lions.

We returned to Cape Town late on Tuesday night and John flew back to the UK early Thursday morning the 27th July 2006

At present James is doing well at the academy, is learning to drive 4 x 4's and has seen many animals on the private game reserve in which the academy is based.

James has his own blog click HERE to visit it.