Having done everything I wanted to do in Mbabane I decided to head for the Malolotja Nature Reserve. I headed for the bus station and got on a minibus heading in the direction of Piggs Peak. I spent a good 45 minutes waiting for the bus to fill up before it could leave, so I was already pretty stressed by the time the driver turned the engine on, especially as the conductor insisted that I travel with my backpack on my lap. So, the engine starts and promptly dies. It took another 20 minutes for the bus to be pushed to the main road, where they eventually got it going. I didn't see much of the scenery on that journey as all I could see was my backpack! I arrived at the reserve at about 1pm,
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