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Published: April 18th 2012
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So our departure from our home at the Graeme for a trip out to the Inverdoorn Game Reserve. Some of the members were a little slow in getting going due to the early starts and hard rugby played. We only left 20 minutes late but a sweep of the rooms turned up the contents of half of Ears' bag. On that note a massive thanks must go to Gregory's Grandma Jenny for looking after us so well, with the Widow Twanky role sewed up it left time for the remaining three to fit in the jobs of all the splitters. 'And then there were three' - name the band?! First job on the bus was to award the sacred mankini to Missile for falling asleep near his mates and 2 permanent markers. The ad hoc tattoos will provide him with great memories for years to come. Amazing journey up country, we went through a tunnel and the climate immediately cooled off with low scud above as we headed towards the Karoo and Cape Winelands. A short stop at a rest stop; no boys lost. Then the sky brightened, temperature fell and we approached Inverdoorn Game Reserve. After arrival drinks and lunch
we went on a game drive in 3 safari trucks. On the way we saw Lions, Ostrich, watched some Cheetahs running and stopped off for hot chocolate at the top of the reserve. There were Buffalo, Springbok, Eland, Oryx, Antelope, Kudu, White Rhino, Zebra and Warthog. The boys came up with some interesting questions all of which seemed to have their roots in shagging: How often does a lion shag a day? 52! Why do springbok run so fast? So they don't get shagged by lions! Particularly popular was a Rhino carrying out ablutions whilst stalking the truck. Once finished just time for a quick splash in the pool to compare bruises before dinner. Dinner took place in a Boma hut and was well received with 1200 rand worth of soft drinks to wash down the somewhat salacious chat derived from the afternoon learning experience. We had the last awards ceremony of the trip; Play of the Day went to Lines for managing to stay out of Missile's trail of destruction for the whole trip. Tackle of the Day to Sneaky for interesting shagging questions to the guide. Pigz of the Day went to Bomber for talking utter bullsh*t all
day with interesting facts about Turkey's laying eggs when they see themselves in the mirror! We then had a special award for Best Tourist. The recipient looked after Nasser extensively, supported his mates whether he was on the pitch or off, played above himself when challenged by behemoths and cleaned up the detritus left behind like a bird cleaning a Rhino's ticks......Ghost! His prestigious award was a fridge magnet replica of the William Webb Ellis trophy to go with the All Blacks other well deserved crown and his Dad's sheep shagging award on the Under 11s tour. (Search Travel blog for more details) Next morning we were up at 6am for an early morning game drive. The stars were stunning with a ripper milky way framing the night sky. The boys gathered around a fire with cups of steaming chocolate before boarding the trucks. It was a tad chilly but the blankets handed out saved our teeth from chattering. We struck out and it was great to see the changing hues of the mountains as the sun rose. First stop a walk with the giraffes and then a trip down to the waterhole to see some hippo nostrils from about
50 yards away. They weren't getting out of the water for anyone and if they did it was time to leave town. We moved on to look at the lions who were lioning (sic) down, half an hour of lion watching contributed 2 yawns and a tail flick; exciting times! So back to the resort for breakfast to watch the first wild animal kill as the raging locusts cleaned the carcass of the breakfast buffet leaving the dad's and other guests standing with empty plates. When seconds arrived, the boys kindly waited for the rest of the guests to eat after they were given some gentle direction involving words containing the letter after 'e' in the alphabet and the opposite of on! Breakfast devoured we went to pack-up and checkout for the journey back to Capetown airport. The boys look knackered or are already asleep on the bus so it should be a pretty straightforward journey home into the mum's loving arms. It will be great to escape the inane questions, examples today:"Dave where's a rubbish bin?", "Dave where's the toilet?", "Dave is there a currency exchanging place?", "Dave....aaahhhhhgggg!" But Ears had the best, "Dave can I get my bag
back after it is checked in, my hand luggage is heavy?" That would have been ok if he hadn't forgotten Grandma Jenny was meeting him at the airport with an extra bag and he was already through security. God help him in his future career in politics! All in all a great tour, 2 wins/2 losses on the pitch but countless chuckles with their mates and a good time had by all. We filmed what they thought were their best moments of the tour to be stitched into a video and distributed to all. Signing off from the Karoo - See you at the ball, please feel free to embarrass the little blighters at the airport!
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