We decided to start early again, getting up in the dark and leaving the camp as soon as the camp gate was unlocked at 7 am. This meant lining up at the park reception, waiting for someone to arrive and give us back our permit. About 6 others were also waiting and we all enjoyed talking as we waited. One of the South Africans would like to sail to Alaska. Another told of being trapped inside her tent when a lion was roaming around. Another worked for a mining company with offices in Canada. The people we meet in campgrounds were always friendly, and interesting, but also almost always white South Africans. There truly is an economic apartheid that has replaced the racist one.
The sun was not yet up, but the skyline was a rosy pink as we left the camp. We drove along the side loop we had enjoyed the afternoon before. We looked again at lion tracks in the sand. Then suddenly we saw the lion walking along our sand road in front of us!
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