Often places within Africa are hampered by their appalling roads, especially in some National Parks. Mana Pools unfortunately is no different with a long 2 hour trip on a dirt road that transforms your vehicle into a shuddering machine. The drive however is well worth it. Over the years my family and our family friends have had our fare share of getting stranded on a game drive due to the vehicle overheating, or in most cases being stuck in puddles in the wet season from November to March. My father in face was given the name “Puddle Jumper” as we would intentionally choose to go through the puddle as opposed to around it. On one such occasion we set out for an early morning game drive, departing at roughly 6:30 am from the comfort of our
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