An update from the wilderness

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Rhinos – protected by technology, in Welgevonden Game Reserve. Photo © Narina Exelby

Dear NE-One

I’m writing to you from inside our tent in Addo Elephant National Park. It’s been a drizzly morning, and we’re waiting for things to dry up a little before we break camp and drive on to Graaff-Reinet, an historic town completely surrounded by the Camdeboo National Park, where we’ll pitch camp again this afternoon. We’re moving fast, travelling intensely, and packing as much research as possible into each day while maximizing writing time on our computers at night and in the early mornings. (I’m working on Lonely Planet’s new guide to South Africa and Mark, who’s come along for the ride, is writing Vagabond, the book about his 1225km walk across Spain, which will be released around July next year.)