Looking for a bus to convert to a motor home

For many years the Infinite Travellers used a Land rover v8 and Gazelle 710 caravan to travel full time.We are thinking of buying a 65 seater bus to convert to a motor home.I have been looking at bus convertions on the Internet for ever.In Australia there are Gaven and Tracy who are traveling Australia in a converted bus http://www.hobohome.com./ that is what I am looking for.

The problem is that buses are so expensive here in South Africa, a very old bus from the seventy's will cost you cloce to R100,000.So I'm still looking for the right bus.

Satara camp Kruger National Park

Today we moved to Satara camp.The view of the African bush from the camping area, right on the fence I can not descrip to enny one that dont know africa. At night one is sure to see a hyena or two visit the fence to look for scraps. Guests are urged not to throw any scraps over the fence, as this attracts the hyenas who are scavengers by nature, and always on the lookout for an easy meal. From our camp site we where able to see Elephant (100m away), 3 lions (100m away), Hyenas (1m from fence), Impala, Zebra, Buffalo, giraffe, and many other smaller animals as well.
Satara is the best camp for viewing Lion, Leopard and Cheetah
Offering accommodation in guesthouses, bungalows and camp/caravan sites
The camp also has a restaurant and a grocery store
Picnic facilities are available for day visitors
Satara is the second largest camp and is located in the centre of Kruger Park
Satara Camp second biggest rest camp, providing a range of Kruger National Park accommodation. There are 100 sites with power points available for camping and caravans. Alternatively, a range of bungalows sleeping between 2 and 3 guests are also available.

Kruger Lions stil mating

Our second day in Kruger we left Malelane camp at 6h00 while it was still dark,the park look so different in the dark .We took the H3 to Skukuza and then came across the same lions that we saw yesterday and thy where still mating, Lion mating is notoriously quick, repetitive, and unsuccessful. The male usually initiates copulation with a mating snarl which is intended to excite the female. If the female does not respond, the male lion may lick her neck, back, or shoulders until she complies. The enticed female will then crouch down, and the male lion will quickly mount her. The male lion during copulation will usually bite the neck of the female and let out a loud roar during and immediately after ejaculation. The male will then move away from the female as the female rolls on her back and stretches her legs (Rudnai 1973). The mating activity generally lasts for about four days. Copulation lasts about 30-70 seconds and is repeated once every 25 minutes during the four day period (Viljoen 2003).

We spent the rest of the day game watching and saw Chita,Kudu ,Blou-wildebeest and Buffalo.At 4h00 we entered Pretoriuskop camp and after registering at the office went to our camp site. We had to do laundry and Anita took care of that,one thing I'm going to take up with the Kruger management is the laundry fisilitys.Their is only one washing machine and one tumble drier in the camps we where for all the tourists to use.

The Kruger national park

We entered the Kruger National Park 6h00 Monday morning at the Malelane gate.WE had a booking in the park for three nights.Our first night was at Malelane camp wish is a small camp in the south of Kruger with only a few camping sites.After entering Kruger we went to our camp site and setup camp rite at the fence.We always try to camp next to the fence of the camp so that if the wild animal's walk past we can see them.We ones had a Elephant eat tree leafs at our campsite so close that we could touch him.
After setting up camp we went for a drive on route H3. This route takes you from Malelane to Skukuza and is 64km long. At 50km it should take a couple houres to get their and if you stop at Afsaal witch is roughly in the mitele for tea you can have lunch in the restaurant at Skukusa.
After we arived at Afsaal picnic spot a very nice lady told me that two lions where next to the road a few kilometers from where we were to the north.We decided that we must go their at once.We found a mail lion and lioness mating next to the road.It was the very first time that I witness something so special.I belief that we here at the team are so blesed, that we can experience special things like this and certainly dotn take it for granted.

Inniebos festeval

This past weekend we worked at the Innibos arts festival in Nelspriut selling our sweets.We have been attending Innibos since it started eight years ago and it is one of the few festival's that are growing every year sins it began in the early ninety's.We did very well as always and sold out twice this year and I had to drive a 800 km round trip to get more stock. I am responsible for making the cotton candy that we sell at our stall and let me tell you that if I don't see a cotton candy ever again I would be a very happy camper.
I am not complaining at all.We here at the Invite travellers team know that we need to work a little to travel a lot.All I am prepared to say at this stage is that it will take a fewdays for my hands to be their old selves after closing more than a few cotton candy bags.

I am not scared to criticize festival organizers when I need to. But when thy need to be praised I am the first one to do so as well.Allison you are one of the best organizers their is.Thank you for a really good one.

This Festival is one of the largest in South Africa and is very well organised by the one and only Alison or Ally as I heard her big boss Andy Lube call her this week.This lady has been involved with the festival from the beginning and is responsible for the stalls and to keep the stall holders happy.No easy task at all.
THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.