Going to sleep at 9pm means walking up early. But I didn’t want to get up early, so I forced myself to doze for as long as I could. Breakfast is from 6:30am – 9:30am and I set the alarm for 8am. I was awake before that so lay in bed and read till the alarm went off and for a bit after that. I headed up to the dining room for breakfast and was the only one there for a bit. I think my table is number 4, as it is set for 1 person and that is where the hostess took me last night. So I headed back there and sat down. The staff are already calling me by name; it is so nice to have the staff walk up, call me by name and ask how my night is; it makes me feel not so alone. On my way back from breakfast, I looked up, and standing right below my balcony was a very large, obviously hungry hippo munching on the grass in front of the lodge. A hippo! I had to shake my head. I am staying in a place, living in a country where a hippo eats the grass under your balcony. I love AFRICA!
It is hard to know what to do with yourself when you have nothing to do. After breakfast I sat by the pool and read my book. Then I came up to my room and watched an episode of Reaper (my brother works in catering on the set in Vancouver). Then it was time for lunch. After a wonderful lunch of salad, beef stroganoff with mashed potatoes and fruit salad I thought I would take my camera and go for a walk. As it is a game park, I stuck to the main road down to the ferry launch. Ran into a couple of baboons on the side of the road, but that was it. It was stinking hot so I decided to lay down with the ceiling fan blowing and watch the last episode of Reaper. Then I finished a book. Then I showered. Then I organized my music files. Can you see the trend here? Nothing to do and I love it. I did manage to organize a Nile boat ride for tomorrow and a game drive for Thursday morning. So not a completely useless day!
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