We have had two opportunities to visit a game preserve about 5 hours away called Madikwe.
This is a bush camp (Mosethla) without electricity but with very adequate accommodations including do-it-yourself hot water for warm showers.
The cabins are on stilts and contain comfortable twin beds.
The bathroom facilities (down the path a ways) are clean and cleverly presented.
You get hot water by pouring ½ bucket of cold water into the top of this stove and hot water comes out the spout on the side. Presto. You pour the hot water into the remaining cold in the bucket and there is your warm water for the shower.
There are two four hour game drives each day. Guests are awakened at 5:30 for the 6 am drive. The evening drive starts at 4 pm. The first time we went was in October (summer) and it was so hot. This time, on a national holiday in April, we went again. The sleeping was perfect, but the drives were quite cold. Especially in the morning and after the sun went down in the evening. We traveled in this vehicle and when going fast we were bundled under blankets!
Our driver both times was named Patrick. He tried very hard to help us see the “Big Five” -- Elephant, Rhino, Lion, Buffalo, and Leopard. We saw many others as well. These are just a few.
It is hard to believe that we could drive right up to these animals and take their pictures.
In fact I marvel continually that we are living here and serving and experiencing Africa. Amazing!
This is a bush camp (Mosethla) without electricity but with very adequate accommodations including do-it-yourself hot water for warm showers.
The cabins are on stilts and contain comfortable twin beds.
The bathroom facilities (down the path a ways) are clean and cleverly presented.
You get hot water by pouring ½ bucket of cold water into the top of this stove and hot water comes out the spout on the side. Presto. You pour the hot water into the remaining cold in the bucket and there is your warm water for the shower.
There are two four hour game drives each day. Guests are awakened at 5:30 for the 6 am drive. The evening drive starts at 4 pm. The first time we went was in October (summer) and it was so hot. This time, on a national holiday in April, we went again. The sleeping was perfect, but the drives were quite cold. Especially in the morning and after the sun went down in the evening. We traveled in this vehicle and when going fast we were bundled under blankets!
Our driver both times was named Patrick. He tried very hard to help us see the “Big Five” -- Elephant, Rhino, Lion, Buffalo, and Leopard. We saw many others as well. These are just a few.
It is hard to believe that we could drive right up to these animals and take their pictures. 
In fact I marvel continually that we are living here and serving and experiencing Africa. Amazing!
5 comments:
You guys sound like you are having an awesome time in South Africa. It was really nice to have Grandpa come visit, it seemed like he had never left (except for all the catching up everyone wanted to do)! Continue having a great time for your last 254 days there! I love you.
That is all so COOL!
I cannot believe you're there! Those are fantastic pictures!
What a wonderful adventure. I love the do-it-yourself hot water shower. That could be a girls camp solution, too. CLEVER!
Wow! That's Amazing.I can't believe that you saw all of those cool animals. Looks like you are realy having alot of fun!
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Love Afton
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