21 August Thamalakane River Lodge, Maun
We were all a little sad to say goodbye to Gomoti Riverside Lodg,e which was such a beautiful and unique place.
Thankfully, breakfast was not at dawn, and we had a slow start with breakfast at 8 and were ready to go at 9:30.
When we went to pack our stuff, we found a bar of soap that we had bought at the supermarket had been nibbled, right through the packaging! I bet whatever it was was disappointed when it got to the soap. Also, we had some muesli bars of Sandi’s in our cabin and again, some little rodent had had a go at them!
We were still in the open-sided trucks for this journey and started with a quick game drive.
Back onto the sandy track we went, and we did spy a few small creatures. The,n suddenly from behind the bushes, six large elephants chose to cross the track in front of us and this happened!
What a breathtaking and bum-clenching moment. The only reason I didn’t let out some little squeaks was that this elephant was right in front of me, looking me in the eye and sending me a message to bugger off!
I almost feel like I need to delete all of my previous elephant photos and just save this video.
On we went, and it wasn’t long before Lance asked me if I had brought the toilet paper with me. “Bushy bushy” went the cry, and Eddie stopped the truck. Lance was out like a shot with toilet paper and wet wipes in hand. He tried to grab the shovel off the side of the truck, but it wouldn’t budge, and he couldn’t wait.
Poor Lance had an emergency evacuation!
You could see the relief on his face when he appeared from the bushes. He shared his technique with us all, just in case any of us were caught in a similar perilous condition.
- All pants off
- Hold on to a firm tree
- Lean backwards
- Release
Worked well for him!
The drive back was dusty and bumpy. This is not a track that we were driving on; it is a proper road with road signs and everything.
Arriving back at Thamalakane River Lodge, we left the trucks behind and were met by Richard, our tour guide. Our rooms here are nice, and we have a view over the river containing hippo and crocodiles. And of course, we enjoyed another African sunset.
We had a lazy afternoon, which we really needed, and had dinner under the stars with the rest of our group. The food was really good, in fact, the best we have had since leaving Cape Town.
Writing this from our netted bed, I could get used to this mosquito netting!
USD, Pula and credit cards accepted.
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