Oldies On Tour

Friday 19 December 2025

After a jolly good “long” night’s sleep we were ready to head to Fugitive Drift, a 4.5 hours drive away, but first breakfast and retrieve the cat from the garage.

Once we checked out we stepped into the carpark lift and once out headed to the car, but oh dear, no car!!!   We were right by the entrance where we drove in so scratched our heads.  Perhaps they moved it to the carpark on the other level so walked there and walked all around, no car!!!   This is silly, let’s go back down and re-check, but no, not there.  By now panic was beginning to set in so methodically went to every parking space to check, definitely no car!!!   By chance there were a couple of workman who informed us there was another entrance going to a different floor!!!   So up, or down, not sure which, we found this mystery floor and sure enough there was the car, just where we left it and low and behold, a different entrance which was concealed when we arrived!!!   Panic over and we headed off.

We had instructions how to get to Fugitive Drift but they started at Durban airport and didn’t fancy going back so followed WAZE.   Waze is very good if you can see the screen as well as listen to her but we don’t have a cradle for it so it sits on Christine’s lap making things awkward at times causing us to take a wrong turning and we did, right in the middle of major roadworks, compounded by heavy traffic caused by an accident!!!    Good old WAZE, it sorted us out.

For the first hour or so it was wide roads, reasonably straight and minimal traffic, for the next couple of hours we were off the N roads and onto an R roads, here it was one carriageway in each direction necessitating overtakes, and there lays the problem.   Quite a lot of traffic crawls along and much of the traffic is impatient and just wants to get going.   Solid double white lines don’t seem to mean anything out here in the bush and if that isn’t enough, there are potholes everywhere, not to mention the cows, goats, pigs and a couple of sheep roaming about the road.   It was like driving a “dodgem car” with so much being thrown at you!!!

Next the “cherry on the top” road, the “P” road, well we had over an hour on this un-made road, and the pot holes just got enormous and in places the rains had washed the roads away and we driving over ditches and exposed rocks, proper “4×4 territory”, our poor Toyota struggled, bottoming regularly and drive wheels spinning occasionally.   At time we got up to the heady speed of 40-kph but many 4-kph.  (Note to self, must drive a 4×4 next time).  We drove through several very busy and bustling townships but decided not to stop as we were the only white people!!!

Eventually we arrived, in the middle of nowhere (of course) to a scruffy gate with a solitary security guard and his security hut, plus a good old fashioned clip board.   He checked us against his list, gave us a letter from the office and asked us to write our details on his clipboard!!!

The letter was welcome news as It informed us we’d been upgraded to the lodge from the guesthouse, very nice.

Arriving at the complex we were surrounded by staff welcoming us, taking our bags and giving us a rundown of everything then showed us to our lodge.   This is quite different from Shamwari, this is set amongst a lot of trees, quite tropical in fact but our lodge has a splendid view from the big patio door window.

Once established we headed for afternoon tea but we were alone, no one else came!!!   Anyway everybody gathers around the “camp-fire” for social drinks and sundown; let’s hope we met other guests then🤞🤞

The main reason for coming here was for the battlefield-tours, more on that in next post.  This is also a small game reserve so may see more Giraffes etc., but none of the big five!!

The drinks around the camp fire never actually materialised, Fugitive Drift only had four lodges in use so the 8-of us stayed by the bar before heading to the communal dining table.   There was a Canadian couple, an English couple from Norfolk, a father and son from Johannesburg and us, plus the lodge’s hostess for the evening.   Unfortunately being one long table, socialising wasn’t very good and we spent much of the time chatting with the Father and his 8-year old so son.  He described it as a Father and Son “away weekend” as both were very interested in history and walking battlefields in particular.  We will get to know them better tomorrow as only the four of us are doing the tour

Thursday 18th December 2025

The alarm went off at the crack of dawn and not being sure of airport requirements left the hotel at 0600hrs, collecting our breakfast boxes on the way.    Apart from a couple of “U” turns along the way oops!!! We were there within 10-minutes, returned  the hire car, checked in, and no queue as we were so early, and waited!!!!!

The flight was on a small jet, and it was very comfortable taking a little over an hour to get to Durban International airport; a big difference from the port Elizabeth airport.   Our bags came through very quickly and we headed to the EuRopcar office to collect our car and hope we don’t suffer the same issues re locking the car🤞🤞.

Arriving at our hotel , 4-hours before regular check-in was going to be fun, but what luck, our room was ready, yeah.  We are both tired and it’s raining so very happy we could get straight in.   This afternoon we have a pre-booked high tea so rested in our room until the time arrived.

By the time we headed to the “Oyster Box Hotel” for an afternoon “high” tea the weather had cleared up, no rain though cloudy.   We headed down to the beach for a quick “gander” then back to our pre-booked afternoon tea.

The Oyster Box Hotel in Umblanga, (Durban) began as the “Oyster Lodge” built n 1863 serving as an navigational aid.  The new owners transferred into a tea garden in 1952 and  then a hotel in 1954 and it became famous for its seaside charm and red and white hooped lighthouse nearby.   In 2006 the Oyster Box changed hands and between  2007-2009, A significant rebuild took place, blending original features (like the grand entrance and tiles) with modern luxury.  In 2009 the hotel reopened, retaining its iconic 1950s charm with 5 star luxury.

Just walking through the security entrance with barriers and into the formal front gardens oozed luxury and as you walked through the impressive entrance with about 6-doorman on hand and all dressed smartly in old “colonial styled” uniforms just confirmed it; in fact we felt decidedly underdressed!!!

We were escorted to the where high tea takes place then escorted to our table, and at this point was glad Janet had pre-booked us a table, it was very busy.

Looking around the opulence and the food that was laid out for patrons to help themselves and encouraged to indulge in was pretty spectacular, needless to say we did our best.   Fine bone china was used throughout, servers cleared an empty plate to encourage you to start again, hot, and cold savoury’s, sushi and cakes of all descriptions were waiting to be enjoyed!!!!   The whole procedure was accompanied by a pianist.

After a couple of hours of “gross indulgence”, we waddled back to our hotel feeling decidedly fat; what have we done???

Back in our room we did nothing but moaned about what we had just done😤😤.  We will have to fast (ha ha) tomorrow; and just like the lions we’ve seen after a big meal, curled up and went to sleep!!!

Wednesday 17th December 2025

All good things come to an end and our experience at Shamwari Game Reserve is no exception so reluctantly we decided not to do the Safari this morning but have a bit of a lie in and take our time.   Had we gone we would have been in a rush as checkout is 1100hrs.

Able came and joined us for breakfast again which was very nice, perhaps I “over-egged” the tip!!   The Reserve “big cheese” Director, Joe who we met last night at dinner, also came specially over to say good bye as well!!!!!  

Back in our room for the last time to complete our packing and at 1100hrs I rang reception for a porter and the moment I’d put the ‘phone back in it’s cradle, there was a knock on the door; the porters and cleaning staff were waiting outside for us to leave!!!!

It was nice at reception not to have any bill to pay, I like this fully inclusive, it’s a shame I hadn’t had a great thirst on me😩😩.   The luggage was loaded into our transfer vehicle and we headed to the main gate to collect our car.   With so many large fierce animals around, safety of the guests is the first priority.

Back on the road still chatting about what we had experienced we headed to Port Elizabeth, ready for an early flight to Durban tomorrow.

Arriving a tad early we had to wait for our room but once we got in, “wow”, Janet you’ve done it again, this is more a one bedroom flat!!!!  Shame we’re only here for the one night.

We ventured out but didn’t find Port Elizabeth very exciting, we wandered through the Large Mall and along the promenade and slipped into a KFC; we’d been living the highlife where food was concerned and just fancied something “plain-n-simple” for a change and by Jove it did the job.  Margaret suggested a visit to Barney’s Tavern but it looked closed and the Ginger Restaurant at the beach hotel was too posh for our dress code so that’s for another time.   We did laugh at the pavement in one place; health and safety hasn’t come to Port Elizabeth judging by the two uncovered holes, perhaps a local took the covers to sell as scrap metal!!!!

Back at the hotel and after arranging a “boxed” breakfast headed to our “palatial” suite; will set alarm for 0530hrs!!!!

Monday 15th Tuesday 16th 2025

Where do we start.   This place is fantastic, safari’s are special, food is excellent, service is impeccable and accommodation is un-believable.   Though this is a fully inclusive deal, there is no holding back on quality of both food or booze, though French Champagne is an extra charge!!!, we did without that!!!

The days follow the same pattern, one gets up at stupid hour and heads off to the pool bar to meet up with Abel, our personal ranger and enjoy a coffee or tea or alcohol if preferred before heading out to find the wildlife.  Upon your return around 0930hrs you head to breakfast, a 3-course extravaganza after which you could head to the pool bar for coffee and cakes!!!!  Lunch starts around 1300hrs, a selection of Tapas etc., and once finished, afternoon tea is available in the pool bar. When 1600hrs comes, so do the rangers to take us on Safari again.  Back at the lodge for 1930hrs ready for a full-blown dinner with as much quality wine as anybody would wish to drink, then off to bed to start all over again at 0500hrs; quite exhausting.

Our lodge, a separate building with its own pathway and entrance has everything you can think of to make your stay here comfortable, (https://www.shamwari.com/) and a spectacular view through patio doors across the bush.  We were warned about locking up because of the monkeys, but we haven’t had a visit whilst we’ve been in our lodge though we have seen  them flying about the estate gardens etc.

Now what most of us are here for, to see wild animals in their natural habitat and this game reserve apparently has “the lot”, it is down to the ranger to spot them and Abel was very “eagle-eyed” which was fortunate as we didn’t always spot them hiding in or behind a bush.

The vast area of this game reserve is criss-crossed with vehicle tracks up hills, down valleys and vast plains, and to our untrained eye, how the hell does he know where he is!!!  He doesn’t follow a prescribed route, no he just uses his 27-years experience of this reserve, his tracking skills and instincts. and if no trail, he just drives through the undergrowth in his quest to show his clients everything.  At times he just stops the vehicle, closes his eyes and listens and after a few moments he starts the vehicle again and we are off in a totally different direction and finds something!!!!

As I said in the last post, we saw 4 out of the big five, well that was only to wet our lips.  Over the four other safaris we have been up close and personal with everything.  We’ve seen several prides of lions at different points, including their cubs and so close, that if one were stupid enough, one could very nearly stretch out and pat one on the head!!!!  

As for rhinos, they are plentiful and again if we approach slowly and switch off they are not bothered, they just keep eating, in fact on a couple occasions we have been right up close to a mother and her calf.  The fully grown rhinos are tagged for the reserve to know where they are at all times, but night-time in particular, as poaching is still rife in Africa.  As we were returning to our lodge at dusk, there was a vehicle approaching us and we passed each other the two drivers passed greetings and chatted for a few minutes.   When we started off again I asked Able who they were, as they  headed off into the bush at dusk, the reply was security police to catch the poachers.   With the tags, they know where to patrol at night; technology put to good use.  The female horns are longer and thinner, used to protect their young whilst the male’s are shorter and stockier used for fighting!!!

Elephants; ah yes graceful elephants, magnificent sight to see them in their habitat and again on numerous occasions, bulls, cows and calves all minding their own business though being one of the big five, we know they can be dangerous but again as long as we don’t point the vehicle at them, they don’t feel threatened.  Able always positioned the safari vehicle side on, never head on as this threatens most animals, the headlamps look like eyes to them!!!   On one occasion we spotted a solitary bull slowly but deliberately walking straight and Able said he was heading for water, so we went round him to get to the water hole before him and wait.   Able said “watch his face as he arrives at a dry hole”, which we did and he was right, his expression changed form anticipation to disappointment, but somehow he managed to suck-up sufficient before heading to his back-up hole!!!

Buffalo’s weren’t that easy to find, though we did find some but couldn’t get that close to them; fearsome looking beasts with its long curved horns, but fortunately minding their own business!!!

The last of the big five, the leopard was a cunning beast, he hid from us and that’s what they do, we didn’t get a chance to photograph one so we were very disappointed.   The good news though, and by chance we spotted a cheetah, what a beautifully streamlined animal, no wonder it is so fast but not one of the big five as they don’t have the strength to attack a human being; I don’t want to push my luck when you see. Its teeth!!!!   We came across her looking through the fence dividing our reserve from the adjacent one, where there was a male cheetah the other side of this pretty secure electrified fence. There are several game reserves in this area of South Africa and the main reason is to prevent too much in-breeding which will eventually kill-off the various species.  Males of each animal get moved around so new genes are introduced, all part of the overall objective to protect each species for future generations; very commendable.

Zebras everywhere, and they are extremely difficult to approach, they scamper off at the slightest thing as they are easy prey for the lions.   In fact we came across a dead one that looked as if it had been killed an hour or so earlier so Able tracked the predator who had done this and we found a lioness sleeping after a hearty meal!!!   We went back the following day and since our first visit, a leg and other bits had gone and again we tracked the lion.this time it lead us to a big male with his two lioness’, the tell tale sign was blood on his feet!!!   We returned 12-hrs later and many more flesh eaters had had a go as there wasn’t too much left of that zebra; oh well, that’s the pecking order in nature.

Giraffes are everywhere, but not too close to there hated predator, the lions!! Giraffes are easy to spot, standing above the bushes and trees.   Again we’ve got as close as we could but not as close as the lions due to their nervous nature.  The females round up all the calves into a “nursery” to protect and teach them about life whilst the males eat and keep an eye out for trouble

Antelopes and Springboks are everywhere and are fair game along with zebra for the meat-eating predators as none of the animals get fed, nature takes care of everything though there is a vet on hand should there be a medical issue with any of them.  Generally where we come across numbers of antelopes, zebras and Giraffes, there are no lions around, so these four legged chunks of meat can eat and sense danger.

Wart Hogs were abundant and not very pretty plus difficult to get near so didn’t spend time with them!!!   What were in abundance were termite mounds, large and small everywhere and Able actually got out of the vehicle to explain that “mound-building” terminates are a species that live in mounds which are made of a combination of soil, termite saliva and dung. These termites live in Africa as well as other countries, the larger mounds here are about a meter in diameter at the base with a dome shaped top. Most of the mounds are in well-drained areas and termite mounds usually outlive the colonies themselves. If the inner tunnels of the nest are exposed, the mound is usually dead. I asked why Able took a stick to chat about termite mounds, apparently some of these mounds harbour snakes, many are venomous; glad we didn’t get out!!!

As we headed out on our last Safari and it was very overcast and rain was expected, we just hoped we’d get away with it🤞🤞.  We were also accompanied by another group of four👹, but hey, we did have 4-other safaris on our own😁😁.  Today is our last chance to try and find the two elusive habitants that have eluded us; the Leopard and the Hippocampus, so headed to the Bushman’s river, but Able said “they don’t like this weather and will most probably hide in the river” ??, but the leopard is really illusive so don’t get your expectations to high!!!

We hadn’t noticed the big Bushman’s river we went to this time as it isn’t generally the best place to see everything, including the Hippo’s, their normal habitat is a “creek” that we’ve passed several times but no Hippo. Able knew how badly we wanted this viewing, so hence our trip to the river, but again, disappointment.   Due to the rain now falling and the steep tracks that were now becoming muddy and slippery, we couldn’t go down so tried to find them with our binoculars; needless to say haystack and needle came to mind though eventually we spotted for a fleeting second, two eyes sticking up from the water.   “Sorry” he said,”that’s the best I can do today”; as he had told us on many occasions, if we want to guarantee a viewing, head to the zoo, but to see them in their natural habitat, come on a safari.  He was a great guide and a nice chap as well, but spoke his mind, he obviously had a great respect and admiration for the wild animals and accepted the cycle of killing for food etc.   

The rain was steadily falling but we detoured to our dead Zebra to see how much was left, more than expected.  Able’s reasoning for this was the pride of Lions we’d met the previous day (male and 2-females) who we suspected of killing the Zebra had another pressing agenda item.   His two concubines were ready to mate but were playing hard to get!!!  So they just ate enough to keep going!!!   We did go and visit them again so the other 4-could see them but the lady got quite nervous at the prospect of getting too close, so we stayed away👹.  Surely that’s why you go on a Safari??   By now it was teaming down and we were wet and getting cold so Able hotfooted it back to base.

This reserve and others offer a microcosm of Africa, representing how things were before the Europeans arrived and basically “buggered” nature up.  One can see the exciting big game right down to termites and everything in between including small tortoises running around, yes running, these move quite quickly!!!    

Shamwari game reserve stands in a class of its own. Apparently it has been voted the best game reserve and conservation company in South Africa for 10 consecutive years and has become a favourite among international celebrities.  eg, Golfer Tiger Woods got engaged here, and actors Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage and John Travolta have all visited Shamwari in the past few years, as have the Pages😎🤠.    Shamwari Game Reserve not only boasts Africa’s most sought-after Big 5 animals, it also aims to rehabilitate an ecosystem almost destroyed by centuries of farming. Situated along the Bushman’s River, the area also supports a stunning variety of flora and fauna. Because of the focus on responsible tourism, the reserve has received the Global Nature Fund Award for Best Conservation Practice.  

Both British TV series: “Safari School” and Animal Planet programme ‘“Shamwari: A Wild Life” were filmed here, showcasing this magnificent reserve to an international audience and yes I would like to re-visit if we have time in the future.

Sunday 14th December 2025

Today we head to Shamwari Game Reserve for our first Safari.  We are booked in for 3- nights so hopefully we will get to see the “big five” plus many more, but first the drive to get there.   Up ‘till now we have been disappointed with what we’ve seen, especially when in the Cape Reserve Park!!!

We checked out after breakfast at a reasonable time and elected to head along the coastal road as it looked like it was going to be a “hot-un”, not a cloud in the sky.  Once clear of Knysna the road opened up and the speed limit went first to 80KPH then to 100KPH and after a few miles the surface changed, and the road got wider and the speed limit went up to 120KPH, wow!!!   We soon realised why, it was a toll road and soon came up to a toll booth in the middle of nowhere!!  Card to the ready, we stopped to pay the R70 fee only to be told to just drive through, no charge; pardon??  We didn’t get an answer just told “drive on”; ok, and we did!!

This N2 seemed to go on forever with zero service stations, good job I filled up before we left, Incidentally petrol costs 92-pence a litre here😂😂😂.   The miles rolled by at a steady 120KPH and we got to the stage we needed a coffee/tea and comfort break, also our fuel gauge was slowly going down so decided at the next turn off that points to a town, we’d stop.  

Eventually we came across a signpost Pointing to “somewhere”  so came off the N2 and after a couple of miles came into “Somewhere” and the first thing we came across was a bid service station so filled up with fuel.     All the places we have filled up have had two guys dropping onto the car; one does the fuel and the second clean “all” the car windows!!!   Naturally they expect a tip and we have been advised R10 each should do the trick, and it does, they seem very grateful, it is the Equivalent to 44-pence each!!!   Car filled, now our turn to get a drink and a snack.  There was a restaurant, but we chose the “food take-out” counter and for  minute, thought we had stumbled onto a “Greggs”. There was a counter piled with sausage rolls, meat pies, muffins and doughnuts, “a la Greggs” style, though we had to press the button on their coffee machine!!!!  Snacks and drinks paid for headed to some outside tables to eat.  Firstly I have to say the sausage roll was nowhere near as good as Greggs one, but it did the job before we headed back to the N2. 

The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through to Ermelo, north of Durban. It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country and Its current length of 2,255 km (1400-miles) makes it the longest numbered route in South Africa.   From our point of view it just kept going through very lush vegetation following the coast.

Eventually we arrived at the outskirts of Port Elizabeth, nearly there we thought but no, we had another 40 km or so to go, still on the N2.   After what seemed like an eternity we WAZE told us to turn off onto an “R” road, which we did, though we were back on a dirt road for circa 10 km; perhaps the “R” stands for Rubbish!!!   Anyway after creating a 10 km dust cloud we turned into the “Shamwari Game Reserve” and reported to reception.  Here we “cleared” formalities, parked the car for the duration of our stay and after emptying the car of everything we needed, we were whisked in a rugged 4×4 the 5/6 kms to the “Long Lee Manor” lodge (https://www.shamwari.com/)   As we drove up to the big gate we noticed all the electric fencing around the place, now we realised why we left our car, we drove through the animal area!!!

As we walked in they were waiting for us, cold drink and hot towel handed to us, and who they call “the Butler”  had our key and started to tell us about the place as he walked us to our lodge, a bespoke building set amongst the trees.   When one comes here it is all inclusive and we were told lunch was still available; we declined as we’d had our usual big breakfast and a not-so-nice sausage roll!!!   We were also informed that our first Safari will be this afternoon and we muster in the poolside bar at 1600hrs.   They do two Safaris  a day, a 0500hrs and 1600hrs starts but the rest of the day is up to us to enjoy and relax.

Our room is quite magnificent, overlooking a well kept area of lawn and overlooking the game reserve.  Our walk-in Bathroom is huge and then off that, is the walk-in shower with a door into an outside shower!!!, and another door into the “privy”.   Our Butler informed us that monkeys are about and they have developed a method to open sliding doors and turn door handles, so please keep everything locked!!!

As requested, we “mustered” and met our “Ranger”, a chap called “Able”, though pronounced as “Ahhhbull!!!!   Anyway he is our Ranger for the duration of our time here and the “go-to” person if we need help.

After a brief “getting-to-know-you” chat, we headed off to our Ranger vehicle but fortunately for us, the lodges aren’t full so we will have Able all to ourselves😄.

We set off into the game reserve, an area of circa 25,000 hectares approx 97 sq miles looking for the big five; (lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, buffaloes). To our surprise the “big five” refer to the five beasts that can and will, if provoked, kill a human, not their physical size!!!   Anyway Abel explained that he has no control of what animals he can find as they are wild, no interference from humans, they behave just as nature intended.   Our hearts sank, bearing in mind our experience back at the nature reserve at the cape.  

After our 3-hour drive around the reserve, we can announce we actually saw 4 out of the five; we saw a lion, an elephant, a rhino and a buffalo, wonderful.   Naturally we also saw an assortment of others such as zebra, giraffes, wort hogs, spring bocks etc to name a few.  Well what in introduction to the game reserve, and we have another 4-safaris planned over the next two days, who knows what we may see.

Back to the lodges and then in for dinner, a 5* restaurant with staff tripping over themselves to please, and the food and wine were excellent.  

Back to our cabin and bed, our early morning call is at 0500hrs ready to leave at 0530hrs; what have we let ourselves in for???

Saturday 13th December 2025

After a very good night’s sleep and a leisurely breakfast, we were both raring to go so “consulted” the “copious” suggestions Margaret gave us and decided to head to Plettenberg Bay.   Firstly we headed to the Knysna shopping area for a pharmacy and whilst out, get a decent coffee; most of the hotel’s breakfast coffee is not of a good standard; one notch up from instant!!!!!

Knysna is a bustling coastal town first established by Europeans in 1760’s on the eastern shore of the Knysna lagoon. Today the town is a popular destination for both tourists and senior citizens entering retirement, especially among the British and former expatriates due to the year-round warm climate; maybe we should join them!!   To get a better appreciation of the lagoon and surrounding area we had to head up to “The Heads” later in the day; again recommended by Margaret.  

We arrived at Plettenberg Bay beach, parked up and went down for a paddle and yes the sea was just as cold!!   Being a Saturday, there were more people about than usual I guess but not many in the sea; I wonder why??  Most of those were surfers waiting for that elusive big wave that never came.   We walked right to the end and on the way back went into the “Plettenberg Bay Ski Boat Club” for a drink and some calamari, and very nice they were to.   The weather today is much better, blue skies with occasional wisps of high cloud but fairly windy at times, hence the surfers were out.

On the return journey we did a detour to “Theson Island”, (another recommendation) situated in the lagoon accessed by a narrow road with big speed bumps, and over a humpback bridge.  Our Sat Nov told us to turn left once there, led straight up to a security post with a barrier.   We explained we just wanted to look around but “nicely” informed this would not happen; this is an exclusive and private estate!!!   We turned around and went up another road where we saw shops and bars etc., with spectacular views across the lagoon.

It was now we headed up to the “The Heads” lookout point but too early, as Margaret’s suggestion was to watch the sun going down but we didn’t fancy coming back later, so used our imagination!!!  Then back to the hotel where we had a meal and went to bed.   Tomorrow we have a six hour drive to our first Safari if we take the scenic route through the mountains, but eventually decided to go the more direct route, this is two hours quicker.  Though all the roads are good, the speed limits on these “wide” roads are painfully slow at times and frustration sets in.  I have already been “zapped” by a speed camera and a couple of times I’ve had a text message telling me to keep within the speed limits; we are wondering if the car is being tracked or it is bugged ‘cos how the hell did the rental co., (see SMS screen shot ) know what speed limit was broken and when???  The text was timed 17- minutes after the speed limit was broken!!!  Oh well just do better😂😂😂😂