Safaris are more appropriately termed “game drives” because the only thing we shoot is photographs. “Leave nothing behind but footprints and take nothing away but memories and photos.”
Our wakeup call came at 5:00am and coffee & biscuits (cookies) were served at 5:30. Before 6:00 we headed out to the bush to catch animals before it gets hot and they hide and sleep. We saw rhinos, lions, hare, terrapin, impala, dung beetles, and all sorts of birds. We put our fingers in the top of a termite mound and felt the heat coming out and searched for cape buffalo which eluded us even though we followed fresh tracks & dung. We returned to the lodge for breakfast at 10:00 and the table was filled with a vast array of fruits, pastry, cheese, cold cuts enough to stuff us all. Then they asked if we wanted eggs and bacon but we were too full to have any. We all opted to pass on lunch 2 hours later and wait until high tea at 4:00. We were free until Tea so Pat & I each had a full body massage ($55.00 each) and returned to the room to relax. At 4:00 we met in the bar for high tea and headed for our cars to run the evening game drive. It was cloudy and windy and we didn’t see anything new and there were few animals about. At around 7:00 we drove to the top of a ridge and met up with the B&K group staying at Madikwe Lodge for a “Sundowner.” Drinks, beer, wine and snacks were served while we all met each other. We returned to the lodge in darkness with the tracker using a spotlight. After drinks and a tour of the wine cellar we went to the dining room for dinner which included kudu for the meat course. The executive chef, whose name is “Innocent” prepares superb meals with a beautiful presentation. The lodge has 5 sets of china and each meal is served on a different set. The South African wines in the cellar are excellent and we try a different one at each cocktail and dinner time.
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