DAY 25: Beach bums!

Good evening. Today was probably as far removed from a safari as it possibly could be. No lions. No off-road driving. No camping and no campfire. JI and I are officially beach bums, at least until Tuesday. That's right, we've decided to spend an extra evening here at Kipepeo Beach Camp. It's that good! Despite a very rainy day we had a wonderful Sunday - we slept in, played pool, ate delicious food and watched rugby and football on the tele. We even swam in the ocean, which is very salty, by the way!

There's nothing quite like playing pool on the beach!

Villiers lines up for a shot

There are many good things about Kipepeo. The banda's are comfortable and cheap, the wi-fi is free and the food is fresh and tasty. But the best thing about this little camp is the pool table! Yep, if you know me well you'll know that I like two things VERY much - Coca Cola and pool!! Today we challenged each other to a best-out-of-five series on the camp's remarkably level table. I may have lost my pride in a few challenges on the Serengeti Trip thus far, but today a bit of respect was regained when I beat JI 3-2 in what was a very tight series of games. We'll play another five as soon as this post is up! :)

For those of you who are wondering what a beach banda looks like, here you go:

Kipepeo's beach banda's

And on the inside... (not very neat)

As I've mentioned, it rained for most of the day, but it finally cleared up a little bit around 16:00 so JI and I hit the streets to visit a few of the local curio shops. 

JI in one of the tiny stores next to the road

I know many of you have also been wondering about the food situation. Well, you can find comfort in the fact that at least tonight we ate well...VERY well!!!:

Tonight's dinner! And yes, it's as big as it looks...

The truth is, we've been eating very well throughout the trip and have had no health issues whatsoever (except for one or two small issues involving biltong and raisins respectively!). Today we even had Beef Samosas, Veggie Spring Rolls and Chicken Wings, so if we don't have the runs tomorrow, we'll probably be fine for the rest of the trip!

My best friend, Servaas, phoned earlier today and asked me whether it ever felt like the time on the road is getting too long. My answer was that this road trip is not feeling like a road trip at all anymore. Instead it feels like we're living here now, all be it in different locations every other night. We've settled into a very comfortable routine, which has very little routine to it...if you understand what I mean!?

I hope you all have a fantastic week! Please leave some suggestions or questions in your comments - what would you like to know, see more of, see less of...ANYTHING - we love you're input!

Night night

Villiers

Highlight of the day:

Villiers: Beating JI 3-2 in pool!

JI: The chill vibes here at Kipepeo...

Lowlight of the day:

Villiers: Not beating JI 5-0 in pool!

JI: The rain!