the first three days

disclaimer: I can’t possibly share everything I want to. Neither you nor I have that much time in our day to take it all in. But the size of this entry is pretty big!

I was wide awake at 3 am Friday morning, and my parents weren’t far behind me due to my subtle trips around the apartments turning lights off and on (they told me to wake them but I didn’t want to do it straight up).

We took advantage of the early start and headed for Kruger National Game Park a few hours away. In my opinion spending the day in the car was the perfect way to start my vacation. At my liesure I could nap a little here and there, suprisingly I even snuck a couple naps in while we looked for animals. I’d wake up to my mom calling out BABOONS! or ELEPHANT! or VULTURES or... It is so strange to see these animals in the wild. We saw: crocodiles, impalas, warthogs, more impalas, pretty birds, a rhino, more impalas, a few hippos, bunches and bunches of monkeys, an eagle, guinea fowl, elephants, zebras and more impalas.

I'm including a link to here of a video shot at Kruger, you've gotta see it. A fight between lions, buffalos and crocidiles. You won't believe who wins!

After leaving the park we drove through the rainy countryside to Plumbago Guest House, my first experience at a B & B. I now have extremely high expectations of all B & Bs here after. This place was exactly what I dreamed a B & B should be. When we arrived at the gate and rang the bell, dad says ‘Hi, we have reservations…’ ‘Mr. Rix! Please, come in.” We were met at the car by the owners, Ilara and Robbie, their cute dogs Bezel and Refuge Bin (her name in Afrikans sounds much cuter) They welcomed us, gave us umbrellas and then a tour of the place.

Our rooms were in the back garden away from the main house. Ilara said my suite was the single. Uuum, yeah - My bed was way bigger than theirs by far. The power went out for a couple hours (power share) so we lit candles on the patio and watched the fog settle in on the avocado and banana farm Plumbago is situated on. Dinner was served in the main house by candle light.

I won’t even try to describe the food. I’ll let you use your imagination. Four course meal; fancy mushrooms my parents hid by feeding them to me, raspberry sorbet to cleanse the pallet, red snapper, and a desert I don’t have the first idea what it was, but wow, was it good.

I was sad that the massage I’ve been dreaming about since I checked this place out online was not available because it was too late to get someone in to come in so mom was nice enough to give me one, then dad shared half of a pill with me since I’d still had not had a lot of sleep yet. The constant cat naps were bound to get annoying. Next thing I know after crawling into my gigantic bed my parents are knocking on my door telling me its time for breakfast. I don’t know if I have ever slept that good in my life. Our delicious breakfast was served on the porch then we were off to the Elephant Sanctuary where we walked the elephants, Casper and Keezo. Pet and hugged them and learned really great facts about elephants I won’t go on and on about because we’re watching a spy movie and I know I’m missing important details because of my blogging obsession.