We leave the Delta behind us and travel east towards the town of Nata. The shady tree canopy surrounding the campsite is a hive of activity, with a bird feeding area and active water feature providing the bird watcher with the opportunity of viewing a variety of species from the comfort of the pool deck. The Helmeted Guineafowl, Crested Francolin, Yellow Hornbill, Pied and Arrowmarked Babblers, Glossy Starling, Meyers Parrot and Paradise Whydah are just some of the species you may encounter during your stay at the lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
10th January 2014
We were given the option of one last early morning game walk, of course us hard core enthusiasts were going to take it. The crew for this morning was Anja, (with her hat and sunglasses this time) Hildegard, Beatrice, Isabella, Christoph, Martina, Lisa and me but this time we were joined by two of the "Brisvegas Six", Millie and Sam. (Millie and Sam are the two ladies that are in the Brisvegas Six) It would appear the boys amongst them should have booked a "drinking tour" instead as drinking is clearly their priority. As the saying goes, why come all this way to Southern Africa if all you intend to do is drink yourself into oblivion? You can do that at home!!!
We headed out but were not fortunate enough to see any of the big animals we were hoping for (elephants, lions, hippos) but I'm sure that most of us were really happy to have had the opportunity to wander around the Delta in the early morning. It has some beautiful scenery and we had a great guide in Kandi so we got to learn alot about the environment and what animal makes what tracks etc.
Once we got back to camp we had breakfast, (most of the food was gone) so we packed up our tent (Lisa and I had packed all our gear way before the walk) and then loaded it into the Mokoro for the ride out.
Now most of you know my thoughts on culling the herd, and trust me when I say this was funny. As it turns out Hypo apparently really likes being on boats just not small ones (her dad the former CIA agent, who was shot in South East Asia, fell into a river then rescued by some local fishermen..., Vietnam Vet and all round great guy owns a huge yacht) and unfortunately mokoros don't quite make the grade. Her poler was somewhat bemused by her (as am I), once again covered up from head to toe but this time hanging on to the mokoro sides for grim death every time there was a slight rocking motion. The poler used this a motivation to rock it some more, (with slight encouragement from the group including me) it was very amusing to watch given Matthias was enjoying himself at the front of the mokoro.
When we got back to the mokoro take of point we unloaded all our gear from the mokoros and back into the old merc 4x4 truck and then it was off to our previous campsite. We then unloaded the 4x4 merc truck reloaded everything back into Marilyn, had showers and lunch, then it was "on the road again".
Lisa and I debated where we should pitch our tent, the first spot was on a slope but had trenches dug around it and most importantly it was away from the kiddies... The second spot was on flat ground amongst some bushes even further away from the kiddies, why was this important I hear you say, it's really simple they like to party and keep the rest of us awake. The night before the Delta the kiddies were at it at the bar until very late, they were also incredibly loud as we could hear them in the chalet we had hired which was about 150 meters away.
On one hand it turned out to be a great decision, we weren't kept up by the kiddies partying Wanita had to tell them to shut up at one stage, on the other hand it was a bad decision because I must have brushed up against a bush and got a rash. The rash is pretty much all over the top half of my body, they are like tiny pimples, but red in colour which are incredibly itchy.
Where is a doctor when you need one, I'm missing my two favourite doctors !!!
We got some bad news at yesterday, unfortunately Zenzo's mother is unwell so Zenzo will be leaving us to be with his mum. We organised a collection earlier and I was nominated to do the presentation, after my bit we convinced Zenzo to tell one last story, it was a joke but a good one. Zenzo has a great laugh which we will miss, I hope your mum gets well soon.
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