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Madikwe Game Reserve on the border of Botswana, Friday, 
There is a routine to life in the African bush.
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Madikwe Game Reserve on the border of Botswana, Friday, 

There is a routine to life in the African bush.

And as unfamiliar and rare as it is to me I guess it is the everyday for the locals.

The day starts at 5am with a quick wake-up, a hasty dress and a welcome cuppa and then it’s straight out and into the wild with bright eyes and a heart full of hope. Everyday for the novice is a new adventure and no two days are alike.

The challenge of looking is what I enjoy because the rewards are monumental. One of my readers cleverly suggested I, “Look through the bush not into the bush”. How right she is and what a difference her nuance has made. On close inspection the vegetation runs in corridors and there are spaces between the thick scrub and scrawny bush. Once the eyes adjust it is as if a veil has been lifted and magically the beauty of nature is revealed; almost like a secret club.
I wouldn’t say I’m winning but I am far more in tune than I was.

4 or 5 hours later and we are back to the lodge for a breakfast of champions; appetites seem to match the size of the magnificent 5; my pants aren’t getting any looser. The afternoon kicks in around 4pm with another game drive and mor...