Shortly before we headed out the door last night for Jabula, Norman, Nina, and four of their kids and grandkids stopped by. It was Lisa’s first opportunity to see Norman and his family. We squealed with delight while I cut up carrots and apples for them. It was such a pleasure to show our friend my favorite animal.
We left for dinner a short time later, having another great evening at our favorite restaurant. We sat at the bar, engaging with manager Corrine and various guests who stopped by for drinks and dinner. As always, the food was exceptional, the service was spot-on, and the ambiance was its usual charming African decor and appeal.
Yesterday morning, we visited Louise and Danie at their Marloth Park Information Centre down the road from us to talk to her about a few activities we’d like to book while Lisa is here.
We jammed-packed these events since the school holidays and Easter week are coming, and everything will be booked. Here’s our week ahead, including the following:
- Monday, 5:00 am: A safari vehicle for ten guests will pick us up at our house to commence a guided six-hour safari/game drive in Kruger National Park. We won’t be posting tomorrow since we’ll be busy working with the hundreds of photos we expect to take on our safari. However, we will post the remainder of the week, sharing our Kruger photos.
- Tuesday, 4:30 pm: Heading to Giraffe Bar and Grill for dinner, followed by an evening of “Quiz Night.”
- Wednesday, 3:00 pm: We’ll be picked up by a guide with a safari vehicle for an afternoon and evening game drive. We’ll enjoy the evening game drive with hopes of spotting nocturnal wildlife, followed by “Dinner in the Bush” outdoors, surrounded by wildlife in Kruger National Park.
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Big Daddy. - Thursday, all day and evening: Spend the day and evening at the house with visiting wildlife, cooking on the braai, and savoring the peace and quiet of bush living.
- Friday: Drive through Marloth Park in search of wildlife; 4:45 pm, head to Jabula for drinks and dinner.
- Saturday, 4:45 pm, head to Jabula for drinks and dinner.
It will be a fun week, and we’re looking forward to all of the events, especially sharing it with our friend Lisa, who’s loving every moment.
Once we’ve done the guided game drives, we’ll begin going into Kruger on self-drives a few times each week, stopping at the Mugg and Bean and the fabulous gift shop in Lower Sabie.
Soon, I’ll start prepping dinner. Tonight, Tom will have stir-fry leftovers from Wednesday, which we’d froze and defrosted in the refrigerator, and Lisa and I will have hake on the braai. We’ll have fresh buttered green beans, Greek salad, and keto lemon poppyseed muffins.
It’s overcast today, pleasantly cool and comfortable. We’re doing laundry, but the clothes won’t dry for days with the high humidity. At night, Tom will haul the laundry rack indoors, where we’ll leave it while we’re on safari in the morning. This way, we can ensure that monkeys or baboons don’t take our clothes.
Have a wonderful Sunday, wherever you may be. We send love and good wishes.
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, April 6, 2015:
