14 September - Last Day

I awoke late with a sore head (my fault) and a sore jaw from the fracas at the bar last night (not really my fault...). It was set to be a quiet and slow day of recovering - and my last day as tomorrow I leave for Cape Town on a two day road trip. It’s a shame I will miss out on the camaraderie of the usual Monday farewell but I was offered to share a trip with two people who left Shamwari last week and it struck me that I would get to see a little more of the country so I leave on Sunday now, rather than Monday.

I passed the day quietly, updating staff on the incident last night, doing the unavoidable questionnaire about my time at Shamwari and catching up with one or two people still here at the weekend but who had left before last night's brawl and who of course wanted to hear all about it. The day passed in a haze as the hangover slowly wore off to be replaced by the soreness of last night's scuffle. By the evening I was ready to face a beer and a final game of Uno amidst farewells to those who were still around for the weekend. It was then time to finish my packing and settle in for my last night here at Shamwari.