getting used to the heat

We were allowed a lie in today, got up at about 9:30, being warned that we wouldn't get much of these. I started trying to sort out my room as all I had done so far was chuck things on my bed, in the locker and on the floor. Poor Natasha was used to the room by herself but she's really friendly and we get on well. We set off at 2:30 to Skelm, where the shelter is being built next to a water hole (completely dried up at the moment though). Toni, Hanne and I weren't really sure how to help as Dave, Mark, Justin, Katie and Natasha were all finishing jobs they had started before or already knew what had to be done but we helped when we could, cutting and fetching wood while the others were fixing it to the front of the shelter. This is when I realised just how hard it was going to be to work in the heat. It didn't help that my dust allergies were having a go at me. It looked like I had a really bad cold, puffed up eyes, runny nose, blocked ear and I kept loosing my voice.

We got back to camp at around 6pm, so we had basically been out for the hottest part of the day, to head out for the night drive at 6:30. We didn't really see many things but I was excited as I was allowed to hold one of the spot lights and search for eyes! Sop more impala, night jars, wild cats, an elephant and I spotted 4 giraffes. went back to camp for an awesome veggie curry :)