Tomatoes

As seems to be the case on this trip, there is a "different" situation each day. Today was no exception. We had not long remarked that we had not long to go before we reached Mapungubwe when we came across no entry signs on the only road heading that way. A dirt road was to our right so we decided to take that in the hope we might be able to work our way around.

We were met with a few people who had set up a limited entry system. We were told that we could go through their property but, as they were growing tomatoes we couldn't go quickly as their tomatoes didn't like dust, who knew that tomatoes had such feelings! Anyway, we carried on, slowly, and were greeted with tomato plants as far as they eye could see, some growing on the ground and others being tempted to climb the wires strung out between the poles. We drove for over 3kns through fields of nothing but tomatoes and, of course, the ever present baobab.

On reaching the park we were asked if we wouldn't mind being moved to a chalet as, yes you have guessed it, baboons were terrorising tent dwellers. We gave it all of, say 3 seconds, and said yes. With no shop in the park and about 80kms to the closet outside we erred in the side if caution. We also learned that the road was closed because a bridge had been washed away in the floods in January.

We are going to visit the tents tomorrow just to see where we should have been staying.