Insect repellent is a MUST on a Safari

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 Its been a full week and a day out here in the wild and boy the heavens turned its back on me when I forgot to pack my insect repellent.

Inside the Reserve there are wild animals and these are perfect hosts for ticks and other parasites. These do get to infest the grass and other vegetation in the park waiting for a fresh host. I have  been going on drives and walks in the tall grass since my first day here and that was the commencement of my torture. Resident guides say that I'm being bitten by paper ticks, other experts say sand flies. To date I've removed 3 ticks which had been happily sucking my blood. This gave me the creeps. The first aid for safely removing ticks is not to grab them by your nails, but scrap them off with something sharp (in my instance a pocket knife) at a 45° angle. The itch is another case by itself. I've been driven to insanity by scratching my skin till it bleeds to get some relief. I've tried applying colgate,meth spirit and banana peels but to no avail.

To sum up. Whenever you feel like going on a safari. Pack your repellent first!

Small tick lodged itself between my toes
Got a hundred of these redish bites all over me
A tick on me!

Multiple bites on one spot

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