Today the site I'm at took us for an outing to an animal rescue/rehab center near Hoedspruit called Maholoholo (forgot to ask what it meant). It was much smaller then the place I was at in Namibia, and much more touristy. I got to pet an 18 month old Black Rhino (fun fact- White Rhinos and Black Rhinos are actually both grey. The White Rhino got its name from a Dutch or Afrikaans word that means wide, but sounds like White, so they called the other one Black. The White Rhino has a wider mouth, that's why the Dutch were calling it wide.) They also had some Honey Badgers, which are apparently around here too, but are mostly nocturnal, and while I"ve heard them trying to get into the trash cans at night, I've not actually seen them. They also had a Servel, which we have here too, but I also hadn't seen it. It's a very pretty cat. They had lots of birds, mostly in cages, but the Mariboo Storks were walking around (I always thought mariboo was the fur that was used to trip nightgowns and slippers, and make boas with).
The weather was cold, and at the moment it's pouring rain. I'm so glad I'm back at the main site tonight, and in a bed, too! The last two nights I've had what I imagine to be a youth hostel experience. Since I refused to stay at the bushcamp, and the main camp was full, I camped out in the common area. Fri night John and Ruth and I all slept in here, and last night I had it to myself. I didn't even do youth hostels when I was young, how did I wind up doing one now?! If they don't let me stay in a room here at the main site for the rest of this week, I will seriously try to book myself in elsewhere, as I'm not going back to bushcamp to freeze and be in open air vehicles in the rain! How can I explain to them that I don't do weather???? There is a 5 star lodge here, and I've booked a massage for tomorrow- yay, this princess has found her home- it's like having an internal homing pigeon- but at $600 US a night, I won't be staying there :(
Ciao for now,
Robyn
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