We needed to be within striking distance of the Game Reserve called Shamwari (which was about 200 miles from our B&B in Mossel Bay) in order to get through the gates for midday check-in, this meant an overnight stay in Port Elizabeth which was only about 40 miles south. We got lost in the sprawling industrial areas in the dark on the way in. Thanks to Sat Nav we managed to avoid any dodgy circumstances and arrived at Port Eliz B&B quite late. We still had enough time to pop out and sample the delights of a rugby bar and a beach based cinema, bar, casino, entertainment complex nothing to write home about so I’ll stop there…. Next morning we set off to Shamwari, again getting lost in the industrial outlying areas for 10 mins until
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