Tuesday 16 June 2009
Today is a public holiday in South Africa, Youth Day. I’m glad that up to now I haven’t had a lot of business voicemails to attend to. It’s always the schlep about going away, worrying if there is going to be an emergency at the office or with one of the clients. Gladly we’ve now got a reliable technician that is doing an excellent job of running things when we’re not here.
After basically doing nothing the previous afternoon, we were both feeling very relaxed and ready for something exciting to do. We went to have a leisurely breakfast, almost not being on time. It was nice having such variety of things to choose from that you don’t have to make yourself!
On the way back to our room we went to enquire about the quad bike trails we saw they’re offering. We decided to take on a 3 hour drive in the late afternoon. I was wondering if Bernadette was nervous about driving the quad bike, if she was, I didn’t notice!
Waiting for the afternoon, we decided to lay around and catch up on some reading. Bernadette had bought me this great book by Clive Cussler. But for me to start with that I first had to finish my other book. So I finished that off by the time our guide came to fetch us for the quad rides.
At the entertainment area he briefed us, and showed us how the quad bikes work.
Bernadette on Quad Bike
Bernadette on Quad Bike
She looked so cute on the quad 
For the first few while we were driving, I was getting used to the gearing. It’s the first time I’ve been on a quad that makes use of gears and it was always something I wondered about. I’ve also never driven a motor cycle before, so it was quite new to me. I got the hang of it easily though, a lot easier than I thought I would!
Our first stop would be the bat caves. As we went into the small cave, it smelled terrible. I didn’t know there were bats though, and when we finally saw them I understood why it smelled so bad. At first when I saw them, I thought they were little mice. Looking more carefully I saw they had wings!
Batman's Cave
Bernadette in Batman's Cave
From here we drove onto the Boma, which is a section in the reserve that looks out over the Lake where they normally have functions. The guide told us they normally organise Zulu dancers and entertainment for the people. Looking around at the place, you can easily see how that can just bring a whole night’s fun!
The Boma
Eat
Drink
From here we were taken to fossil corner. This is a section next to the Lake where there are thousands, if not millions, of fossils embedded along the ridge of the Late. It’s amazing to think of how long the earth has been here.
Fossil Corner
Fossil Corner
Heading away from Fossil Corner we went on the final game drive before heading back. We saw some Zebras in the bush, and being on a quad bike they look so much bigger than you normally think watching them in a car.
Bernadette on Quad Bike
Chris and Bernadette
The first thing we do, after thanking our guide for the afternoon, is head to the bar for a well deserved drink. The first beer goes down so nicely that we just have to have another one before we head off the cabin to go clean up.
Once clean we headed back to the bar to sit and wait for dinner to get ready. The only thing about the cabins that we don’t like, but would later be a blessing in disguise, is that they don’t have TVs in the room. This means we need to go to the bar in the evenings to catch a movie.
In the Bar
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