Singita Boulders Lodge, South Africa, Wednesday [Morning and Early Afternoon]

[everyonestype]

Good morning, Fandomites! It was another beautiful morning with a temperature of 23C/74F, and while it was going to be partly cloudy later in the day, it was still going to be a lovely 35C/95F.

Better make the most of your last day in South Africa, people!

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ACTIVITIES

[everyonestype]

Morning Safari (6:30) [10/10 – Day]

[everyonestype]

Yes, it's still happening ass early in the morning, but it's your last chance, and the animals are worth it, right? Grab a mug of coffee or tea from the lounge, put on a sat and some suntan lotion (or you'll regret it...) and climb into the Land Rovers, the get ready for your three hour tour through Kruger National Park. You won't see it all--the park is the size of Wales--but keep your eyes open. Highlights might include prides of lions, parades of elephants, crashes of white rhinos, herds of buffaloes, dazzles of zebras, clans of hyenas, harems of impalas, journeys of giraffes, businesses of mongooses...

Re: Morning Safari (6:30) [10/10 – Day]

[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy was thrilled to have the chance to get out and see all the amazing wildlife!

Re: Morning Safari (6:30) [10/10 – Day]

[serial_quitter]

Ryan had been spending the trip vegging out in her room so far, but today she dragged herself out of bed to go on the safari. And it was totally worth it when she got to see the lions.

Re: Morning Safari (6:30) [10/10 – Day]

[fates_jaye]

Jaye did not care about lions. Mostly because she was here because of the one she carried around in her purse. Who kept talking to her. Which would be why Jaye kept shushing it.

Don't mind her.

Bird Walk [10/10 – Day]

[everyonestype]

The lodge provide a guide, a set of binoculars, and a checklist of more that 400 species of birds you might see around the lodge. Get some exercise!

Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[everyonestype]

The lodge provides a tour guide to take you to Justicia village, where guests pay a visit to one of the pre-schools to meet the 3 to 6 year-olds and see the school in action. Thereafter they experience the ‘iSquathamiya’ songs of a local singing group as well as the gum-boot dancing of a youth group. A visit to a home follows to taste some local foods, then some exposure to Shangaan tribal dance and wonderfully synchronized music from a youth choir.

Re: Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[failsatspirit]

Korra had decided to visit the village today, but since she'd brought Naga with her, somehow watching the school in action turned into giving small children polar bear dog rides.

Re: Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[suitablyheroic]

This was the thing Sia had wanted to do.

And okay, it wasn't an inhuman time anymore, and most of Atton's hangover had receded, but still. He was kind of wondering now why he'd gone along with this when he could've still been hanging around the pool.

(Eight years from now, following Meetra Surik to Dantooine, he was going to claim heavy deja-vu.)

Re: Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[notconflicted]

"Are you regretting this yet?" Sia asked him, because she kind of figured that he was, at least a little.

Re: Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[suitablyheroic]

"It's a village," Atton muttered. "If you rule out the sun and the fact this place doesn't smell so bad, I might as well stuck around Nar Shaddaa."

Re: Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[notconflicted]

"It's a village you haven't been to before," she pointed out. "That's supposed to count for something."

Re: Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[suitablyheroic]

"Like what?" Atton said, tossing her a look that, to his credit, actually read really, tell me.

Re: Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[notconflicted]

"Well, it's a village, but the people aren't the same as they are on Nar Shadda. They don't live the same way they do there, their culture isn't the same," Sia explained. "Villages tend to be at least a little different from planet to planet, let alone another galaxy. The fact that it's like something we know but not the same makes it very different."

Re: Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[suitablyheroic]

"I did figure that part out," Atton said dryly. "Just trying to figure out why I should care about that, specifically."

Re: Visit A Local Village [10/10 – Day]

[notconflicted]

"How about because it's a vacation and you will most likely never be here again?" she tried.