DAY 28: Under the weather - the hyena, Kili and us

Before I tell you about our day, let me give you the answers to yesterday's two questions. Only Tabby got the Rhino-question right - the single rhino was seen in Hwange, but did anyone realise that it was Rhinos Khunze, my friend from Robins Camp!?? :) Have a look at "Uit op 'n leeujag" to see a photo of us with Rhinos.

Then the photo of the stunning two-track road: this was taken just outside Hwange in the Matetsi Safari Area, so sorry, no one got that one right. We'll test your Serengeti Trip 2011 knowledge again soon...

Okay, back to today. This is how a tough day started:

Oh, the embarrassment!!!

The hyena, our Hilux, woke up with a flat battery, again! Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) the only other vehicle in the campsite was a Land Rover! The embarrassment when it jump-started us was massive. The owner, Ed, and his wife and child have been on the road from England for nine months!! They replaced SEVEN shocks in Kenya alone... I'll take a flat battery and the embarrassment any day :)

"Your batttery is finished!" Moshi, Tanzania

In Moshi we drove straight to the local Toyota dealer, but due to the fact that it was a public holiday in Tanzania they were closed. We made an appointment for tomorrow, just in case. We then drove until we found a shop that looked like they could help us - it was a tyre store. The owner led us to another shop, which then sent someone with us to another shop. The owner laughed when he saw the battery. It was clear that it was 'finished' and needed to be replaced. So we bought a brand new ATLAS battery and had the fan belt tightened.

The old and the new...

It took us about half the day to get the Hilux healthy again, but unfortunately we weren't so lucky. Both JI and I are still suffering from a nasty tummy bug. There's nothing quite as frustrating as that feeling you get when you know you have to run NOW!!! The only thing more frustrating is our toilet at Honey Badger Lodge:

I don't know whether our legs will survive this for one more day...

All the mothers out there, don't worry - we've been taking our medication and have rehydrated ourselves with Rehidrat and Game. We've also tried to keep our spirits up by joking a lot about the situation and I have to admit, we've done a great job!

Finally, it's not only the hyena and us that were under the weather today. Kili also hid behind the clouds for most of the day. She only stuck out her snow-capped peak for about 30 minutes late in the afternoon. We took a photo, but added an arrow for those of you who struggle to see the mountain! :)

Spot the mountain! Taken outside our campsite.

Tannie Almarie, jy't gese jy wil sien watter kos ons SELF maak, so hier's 'n foto van my meesterstuk vir die aand - my maalvleis spesialiteit!

He cleans AND he cooks!

I must admit, we feel much better tonight and look forward to a good rest. It rained a lot last night, but tonight is cool and clear. Hopefully that means we'll see Kilimanjaro clearly in the morning! The plan is to chill a bit now and then head over to Hugo's on the other side of town to watch Arsenal play Barcelona! 

Night night

Villiers

Highlight of the day:

Villiers: The sense of greatness Kili projects, even from behind the clouds!

JI: Tonight's football game (which is yet to start)

Lowlight of the day:

Villiers: Having an acute case of diarrhoea, whilst my hyena was being jumped-started by a Land Rover!!!!!!!!

JI: The hyena not feeling healthy.