I wake up before the official wake up call & managed to catch a spectacular sunrise across the plains in front of the tent...early morning has to be my favourite time of day...
Soon afterwards the tea arrived....in a special monkey proof box as the vervet monkeys can be a bit of nuisance.....thing is I might have trouble figuring it out too...
Nope, not this time....got it...
We've been told that they've packed a picnic breakfast for us and we're looking for a suitable spot next to the river.....just as Philip sees the perfect spot, we see that another camp has nabbed it first - how disappointing as we are all starting to feel a bit peckish now....except that he is pulling our leg & it is actually our breakfast spot....they've set up a lovely bush breakfast for us including a hot breakfast station....eggs & bacon anyone?
With a lovely view and hippo's providing the background music...
A leisurely breakfast ...one of the highlights being the local Tabora honey....which is collected in the wild & is slightly smoky....delicious! I tried to buy some at Tabora Airport but they only had 5 litre vats of the stuff.....good luck in trying to get that through customs...
Katavi National Park has some unusual trees which make it a real contrast to the Serengeti - ilala palms, mahogany and these chestnut trees whose bark turns from grey to white during the dry season..they are beautiful...
Here is a close up of one of the tree trunks in the transformation process..
By 10h00 it is starting to warm up and the tsetse flies are once again becoming an issue so we head back to camp....it is nice to just soak up the ambience and enjoy the camp once in a while. They have a sweet vintage safari style lounge tent with a tea & coffee station so we are happy to chill & chat amongst ourselves.
I love the tent ceiling in the dining tent - a really nice touch that elevates the space into something special....
Wow, this is all looking so amazing and interesting and luxurious (okay, except for the flies and zips).
Posted by: Danya | 25/06/2010 at 16:23