Day 9
Still loving this lodge
Here is my view while I am
blogging!!
Dad and I enjoyed our day
off and then met up with the crew for drinks then dinner
Dinner at this lodge was
amazing, (of course) and then check out the dessert!!
Day
10 July 12 2011?
I should have known
today was going to not go my way.
Dad and I got up at the
usual, 5 Fucking 30 in the morning, we had to pack up and get to breakfast then
off to our next destination. As I
was getting ready, I noticed that my fabulous red waterproof watch had water in
it.
What the fuck????
:
Kurt and his Dung beetle
Beautiful!!
Look how Outdoorsy I
look!
Check
out this fire pit
And of course, every
fire pit needs a FLAME!!
Now
THIS is my idea of Bird watching!!
Good
one ROB!!
A
quick shout out to “Sassy Dian”, Rob’s girlfriend.
He showed me pictures, and Dian is HOTTY!!!
Jules
patiently helping Mary on the Internet!!
Jules,
by the way, is my soul mate on this trip!
Lets
just day we both should have the last name WALGREENS!
We
do like our pills!!
Bird
Bird
So
now, with the whole group fed and ready to go, we loaded up the jeeps!!
I
did the daily routine, and pulled out the essential oils and dabbed everyone’s
hands for a moment of deep inhalation.
Then,
Dad and I hopped into Vehicle #3
Now,
Let me say this about vehicle #3
IT
SUCKS! It’s the smallest vehicle, and I was in the back. Check out my legroom!
FUCK!!!
AS
if it couldn’t get any worse, the roof on this jeep is NOT as high as the other
roof, so I couldn’t stand up completely without the top of my head slamming
into the Bar on the roof
I don’t think this day could get worse,
Hold
on,
Cause it did!
As
we traveled on this dusty and shitty rough road. We were tossed and turned in
every direction. I swear to god
the ride was so rough it literally turned my asshole inside out!
Now, cramped, uncomfortable, I
decided to go into my own world and listen to my bipod. I then pulled out my fabulous plane
pillow and tried to make the best of it!
Ahh,
nice and comfortable, the pillow was a HUGE bonus. It made the ride somewhat
OK. Until that is, we stopped to
photograph animals.
And
then came the flies.
TEETSY
FLIES!!
Now,
these are not ORDINARY FLIES!
These little fuckers BITE!! And BITE HARD!! And apparently, and I Shit you not, they are ATTRACTED TO
THE COLOR BLUE! Yes folks, we got
a mini swarm of mother fucking teetsy flies because of my fucking blue airline
pillow!
Now,
I draw the line at biting flies,
I
had OFFICIALLY had enough of AFRICA!
So,
we got moving, I deflated my fabulous airline pillow, cursing myself for NOT
buying it in Red, swatted the remaining flies as best we could, and onward we
went
UNTIL………….
WE
GOT A YET ANOTHER FLAT!!
The
guys were able to fix it quickly,
But……….
The bugs were killing us!!
GET
ME HOME!!
OK,
Tired Fixed, Back on the road, but I have to tell you, I am frazzled and
jumpier then a virgin at a prison rodeo!
Then
Africa surprised me again, with her majestic beauty!!
Uhm,,,,,,
Actually NOT REALLY!!
Jim
and Lois! Our 2 little “LOVE
BIRDS”
Really
folks, these two are so adorable together you just want to squeeze them!!
Monitor
lizard
Dirty
Fucking baboons
What I was listening to
on my ipod
Then
we stopped at this old airfield for a now famous “SHITTLY BOXED LUNCH”
But I came prepared. At breakfast, they had
peanut butter and jelly on the buffet line. So, I made dad and I each a
sandwich, and shoved them into my backpack! Let me tell you folks, this
was the BEST mother fucking Peanut butter and jelly sandwich I have EVER had in
my life. Dad agreed. So, we both politely declined our shitty box lunch!
Dad agreed. So, we both politely declined our
shitty box lunch!
Dad
doing his wondering photo taking exhibition
The
plane on the airstrip.
Uhm…..
Does this have any gas in it?
Can
I hitch a ride?
After
Lunch, we pulled into this really cool spot that had a bridge that we walked
across. Of course, I decided to
walk across the bridge in Style, listening to Beyonce on my ipod.
TAKE
THAT AFRICA!!
Then
I decided to strike a pose on a huge vine!
( thats what HE said)
Dad
crosses the bridge!
Then,
Guess what.
They
Spotted a BIRD!!
Oh
shit, I think Dad is becoming one of them!
Moving
on, we ended up at the huge hippo spot.
Check them out!
Dad? Dad? DAD!!!!!!!!
I
call this shot WIDOW MAKER!!
Dad
was a little to close to those hippos.
And
Hippos apparently are Mean motherfuckers!!
Ok,
so after still more hours on the road, we FINALLY get to our next lodging sport
The IOKOMA BUSH CAMP!
Now,
this camp was NOT bad, but it certainly was NOT as lunch as the other tent
camp.
We
unpacked, got on our mosquito net shirts, and headed to dinner!!
As
you can see, Dad and I don’t fuck around with mosquitoes. Although I think the local natives at
this camp think we are fucking Bee Keepers!
Dinner
was AMAZING! I ate like a king!!
This
was the charging station. You had
to bring all your electronics to dinner to charge them, as you couldn’t do it
in the tent!
They
had a fantastic campfire going.
Dad and I headed to our tent full and content!!
DAY
11 Wed July 13, 2011
Dad
and I were able to sleep in, as we opted out of the morning game drive. We both thought that sleeping in would
be much more beneficial, and after the rough day I had, I felt I deserved a
little comfort!!
Our
tent getting the morning sun!
We headed to breakfast, as I started to eat, I got a little rumbling in my
stomach. I thought, Hmm. That’s
odd.
The
birders at breakfast tried to convert me.
I
have to admit, looking through a nice pair of binoculars changes things.
I
excused myself from the table, as I had to use the restroom, and it seems, I
had to use it NOW.
The
only restroom in site was the public one, but I had not choice. I had to
go. AS I carefully squatted, the
room was filled with moths and bugs, but I had other important issues to deal
with.
Yes
folks, MATTY WAS IN MOTION!!!
Well,
at least he was on the RUN!!
Or
should I say RUNS!!
FUCK
ME!!!!!
We
headed back to our tent, and I tried to blog, while dad chilled outside.
So,
In a nutshell, this is how my day went…
When
I wasn’t looking at this… (The
view from the toilet)
I
was looking at this…
My famous" Tent in a Tent"
Yep,
and all day long I shit and read!
Thank God for my Kindle, and By the way, If you haven’t read Barbra
Walters book “AUDITION” then I highly suggest it!
It’s fascinating
As
the day went on, I wasn’t feeling any better. And it got HOT.
Dad was in his bed next to me just napping in his underwear. Yes, it was THAT MOTHERFUCKING
HOT! Thank god for my minifan!
I
decided it was time to take the prescription stuff to aid in my getting
better. Dad went to dinner and
this is what he brought back for my dinner!
Yep,
all I had to eat was 1 of those pieces of bread! AHHH Sweet Africa, How I love thee!!
DAY
12, July 14 2011
At
5:30 am the alarm clock sounded. ARGGG At this point, I was so sick of this
routine that I wanted to smack Dad!!
Get me outta here, that’s all that I could think of.
Trying
to keep a positive spin on things, I was happy that at least I got sick on a
NON-travel day. But I took
no chances, and skipped breakfast.
The crew could see that I was still under the weather, and were all so
kind and thoughtful towards me!!
It really made me feel better!!
I snapped this great
picture of the sun coming up as I made my way to the cars. Ahh a bright new day, lets try and make
it beautiful!!
AS we started on our way
we were treated to this beautiful view!
A fresh kill! How refreshing!!
Thank God I skipped
breakfast!!
Had to stop AGAIN Car
trouble. Thank God, not a big
deal. I just couldn’t take much more!!
Tired, Hungry, Afraid to
eat, and ready to go Home, Africa pulled out its Trump card.
The NGORONGORO CRATER!
WOW!!!!
IT was time to drive down
into the crater. The weather had
cooled, I had stopped shitting, and although I was hungry, I was still
overtaken by the beauty of this landscape!
Check out that leopard!!
Rabbit or Hare, (who the fuck knows)
Hyena
Thing with horns
Lots of things with horns.
(This is one of my favorite photos)
Lion protecting its kill
Lion protecting its kill,
(he is on lunch break)
Zebras
Lion
Lunch stop. We had to eat in the car, as there are
birds called Flying kites that would swoop down and grab your lunch. I could only eat crackers. I was doing so well, I was afraid to
put anything into my stomach.
THE MONEY SHOT!!!
Now, I am not a
professional photographer, but this is one beautiful shot!!!
NGORONGORO SOPA LODGE
THE PROMISED LAND!!
We FINALLY made it to our
last lodge!
And let me tell you! It is
AMAZING!! Not only do we get 2 days here, but also tomorrow is a FREE DAY! And I was Finally ready to eat
Our room
Dad and I unpacked, and
headed to dinner!
I didn’t even bring a
camera, but I was one happy motherfucker!!
After dinner, we headed
back to our room. On our way there we saw a caped buffalo, like 10 feet away
from the walk. Out guide was showing flashing it with his light. Dad tried to stop and tell me about
this specific tree. All I could
say while I briskly walked away from the buffalo was “ NOT NOW DAD, SHOW ME
THE TREE IN THE MORNING”
We got to our room safely
and headed to sleep!
DAY 13 July 15, 2011
Dad and I were able to
sleep in. the bed was AMAZING! No alarm clock needed. We had a free ahead. As I
slowly woke up from a deep, wonderful sleep, I opened my eyes and
thought……………..
FUCK ME!! I AM STILL IN AFRICA!!!!
God, I am ready to go
home!!
Dad and I got dressed and
headed out to breakfast. Again,
another FABULOUS meal at the lodge.
I didn’t bring my camera, didn’t feel like carrying it!
It’s was a foggy morning,
and it was quite chilly. Very San
Francisco Weather. I loved it!!
We had a great meal, went
into the souvenir shop, bought a few things, I tried to get on their super slow
internet, and was able to send a few emails out, ant then we headed back to our
room!
We decided to start to pack
up,
I thought it would be a
great idea to take some of our unused first aid supplies and make mini first
aid kits for each of the vehicles.
(Walgreen’s money well spent)
and of course, also packed up the rest of the treats to give each of the
drivers.
Dad chillen out on the
enclosed room patio
Then we had a leisurely
lunch. The food here is INCREDIBLE!
Dad and I headed back to
the room where I wrote the blog, although I couldn’t transmit yet. Then we showered, and headed to dinner
LAST DAY !!
Well, this morning I was
NOT woken up by the alarm, I was actually up before the alarm went off. I could nbareley contatin the excitement
that I was feeling knowing that we were going home!
When the alarm finally went
off, this time at 6 am , dad was greeted by singing songs about going
home! I don’t think I have been
this happy in DAYS!! I am counting
the minutes till we get outt a here
We packed up
Had our luggage taken up
Headed to breakfast.
Ate, then packed up, the
jeeps!
I did the Final round of
Essesntial oil inhalations with the group,
And we headed out,
A few more stops had to be
made before we head to the alst hotel and get ready for the airport.
We stopped at this coffee
plantation. Look how beautiful it
is!
Matty and Jules!! ( I LOVE ME SOME JULES!)
Ok, Now I am at the Hotel waiting to leave for the airport, trying to get this blog up and transmitted! Then, Off to the Airport! Can I get an AMEN in Here!
