Garden Route Game Lodge

So we went to the game lodge for 2 nights and 3 days. This was such a peaceful place. The food was excellent. I tried antelope, ostrich neck and curried pickle fish.  The was an endless supply of game meat. Plus the had the best cheddar biscuits. Even better the Re d Lobster. Everyone knows that Red Lobster has cornered the market on cheddar biscuits.

I love animals in the wild it makes you feel at peace to see animals in their natural habitat. Even sometimes I want to pet the lion like he is a big kitty cat. ha ha.

The chalets at the lodge were a good size and very cute. They felt like you were in the wild. While I know I was not roughing it it was nice to for me to trick myself even if for a couple of days. :)

 The lodge

 The walkway into the main building of the lodge

 Inside a chalet

 Outside of the chalet

Female lion

 Female lion a closer photo

 Rhino family

 Rhino family

 The menu at the restaurant

Me feeding the cute elephant

 Ostrich - These little animals run fast

Cape Buffalo- They seem to always have a mean scowl on their face

 

Giraffe- I always think of Fossil Rim a place her in Texas that you can feed the giraffe they stick their head in your car. It is so neat and their tongue are super heavy!

I saw the Big 5 while on the safari. The big 5 are lion, leopard, rhino, cape buffalo and elephant.The members of the Big Five were chosen for the difficulty in hunting them and the degree of danger involved, rather than their size. I had the opportunity to feed an elephant that was the highlight of my safari. He was so sweet and just sucked the food right out of my hand.

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Game lodge

Arrived at the Game lodge today and the ride was excellent. The tour guide was from Cape Town and stopped a little points on the drive. He explained the history of many provinces and gave a good amount of political commentary. I tried biltong which is similar to beef jerky. In my opinion not nearly as good. I am ok with a little chew on meat but this was ridiculous ! I had to chew way to long. The other thing I tried today was antelope. It was ok. I must try again to get a real feel for it. Lastly, I tried curried pickled fish. It was actually quite flavorful. I would not order it any time soon, but I will eat it again.

So I will leave this post with photos from the game reserve drive. This was amazing. I saw cheetah that just finished killing its prey. Animals and nature ... Spectacular !

I will also do a full post with photos from my camera when I get home.

These photos are from my iPhone. Sorry the photos aren't that good.

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Rainforest cafe

So I love food. I mean I plan my trips around the places I am goint to eat. It is insane. I always try a cupcake place if I fly to a US city. Because there is nothing like a good cupcake, unless their is creme brulee.

So back to the Rainforest cafe. I have seen the place several times and always wondered about it. It really looks cute from the outside so it must be great right??? Well it depends on what you think is great. The food was no so great. However, the scenary and atmosphere was super cute and makes you feel like a kid. The elephants, monkeys and lions dolls are super cute. Plus they make noise. I was a little disappointed that the food was blah. Better luck next time.

I am getting ready for my trip to South Africa. I am so excited. I am trying to make sure all is organized. Well sorta, because I am a last minute packer. I just visualize what I want to wear on each day. Then the night before I put it all together. It seems organized in my mind. Well until later

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