The routine was early morning drives, afternoon swims / naps, and evening drives. Friday started this trend for us, we were up and out of the lodge by 7am. We saw on this day; Wildebeest, Lions(which were being lazy and just lying under a tree), Elephants, Impala, Warthog, White Rhino, Guinea Foul, Kudu and Baboons. The morning drive break was for coffee with Amerula and rusks. Mid-day got to around 112F degrees, Sam and I decided we were going to try and stay up so we went for a swim and then took a shower in our outdoor shower! We however did end up taking naps, being out and about in that heat is really draining. We set off for our evening drive around 4:30, it was still hot as hell out. Aj(our ranger/guide) had ... read more

I had a hard time deciding on a title for this one... Had such an amazing night followed by a really shitty day of travel. Finally ended up going with the positive :) I think that is the way to always try and go! Thursday Alex and I went out dancing. We headed to Lester Square where there are multiple clubs, bars and so on in the area. We started at a club called Ruby's it was dark, low ceilings, with more of a lounge atmosphere although there was a small dance floor with a few people on it. We had a few drinks and talked with a few people before deciding to move onto the next place. Zoo bar was our next stop. This place had more of the club feel with 3 separate rooms ... read more

We got up Wednesday to sunshine and decided to spend a day outside. Alex took me to an area of London that she used to love and went in search of her favorite hangout. We found it, unchanged and just as eclectic as always. Troubadour. A dark entrance with an ornately carved wooden door. I would have walked right past it, luckily Alex knew what we were looking for! I, of course, loved the door and was hoping that the inside would catch the eye just the same. I didn’t know what to expect but I didn’t want to walk into anything new with white table cloths. The first look inside and I was not disappointed! You step up onto an old, rickety seeming, wood floor. We chose a little corner table by the window. The ... read more

Last few days in Scotland were very cold, but great in the fact that I got to just hang out with Jean most the time and be lazy! Friday night Jean and I went to Ricky and Danny's flat to hang out and have a drink... A drink turned into just less than half a bottle of tequila for me and half a bottle of vodka for Jean. - It’s amazing how much more I can drink being closer to sea level! haha - Anyways Jean and I competed on the Wii for a bit. I won Bowling and Golf, He won Tennis, Boxing, and Baseball. Then we played some video game that was like karaoke, fun for drunk people! Ricky was great, and Danny did good as well, he said that he only did well ... read more

Camping... In the Fall... In Scotland.... Most people looked at us like we were crazy, including the park rangers who gave us the map for the hike to our camp. We got up Friday morning to a dark sky, heavy fog and constant drizzle. Only doubting for moment if we should go or not we made some coffee and packed the car. Jean and I went to pick up Jean's friend Jack and we were on our way by noon. It was not a far drive but thanks to the fog and narrow roads it took us quite a while to drive there. What I could see of the passing scenery was stunning. Everything is so beautifully green and the ancient stone walls in the country side were breathtaking. We arrived and paid the rangers 2pounds ... read more