Londolozi has five separate camps and we are in the Granite Suites of which there are three rooms but there are only four of here us this week.
Erin wakes us at 6:00 with hot tea and coffee, we bundle up and are in the game truck by 6:30. We head out looking for wildlife sometimes stopping for hot chocolate and back to breakfast between 9:30 and 10:00 depending on what we have come across.
There is a buffet set up of home cooked muffins, yogurt, cereals, juices, ect. all set out of just four of us. Then take your order for the hot breakfast.
Downtime is until about 2:15 then back on the lounge deck for lunch. We order our lunch at breakfast and have a choice of three dishes.
3:00 the four of us head back out for a game drive with our guide Jess and Jeffy our tracker.
It's interesting because Jeff is the son of Elmon who has tracked for John Varty (one of the owners of this family owned lodge). Elmon was in the movie that Varty produced, wrote and stared in called Running Wild with Brooke Shields and Charlie Sheen. He still works at Londolozi as a tracker.
After a stop for a sundowner we head back to the lodge for dinner.
Day 12 continued….
As we were crashing through the bush I saw a beautiful bird sitting on a branch not moving and Ithought it was fake but as we came abreast Jeff reached out and grabbed it like a cat. We laughed till I nearly wet my pants.
We couldn't find the Dudley Riverbank leopard so we tracked the same cheetah we saw today. We followed him but never saw him hunt.
After a stop for a sundowner and a bush break we headed back to the lodge for dinner.
We had decided to have "a romantic dinner" poolside. About 25 oil lanterns were lit and a beautiful table was set.
The main chef, Anna, prepared the most awesome meal and brought it and sat with us for a short while. Chicken, filet, and salmon among about 10 other delicious sides with a very good cabernet. We will sleep well tonight.
