Day 5: King's Pool (Bostwana)

Day 5:  King's Pool (Bostwana)

They came and knocked on our door at 5:30 AM and we definitely slept better than the prior night since we had started to get used to all of the animal sounds at nigh time.  They came back at 6 AM and walked us over to the main area for breakfast.  I had scrambled eggs with mushrooms, cheese and tomatoes, porridge, fruit and juice for breakfast.  We loaded up into the jeep around 7 AM but Hannah's stomach wasn't feeling so good.  She said she was fine and we started driving for about 15 minutes before Hannah decided that her stomach was hurting too much.  We turned around and went back to the Lodge so she could go rest in the room to recover.  Our first mission was to go back to the same spot we saw the Leopard yesterday.  When we arrived, the Leopard was waiting for the Wart Hogs but he was not as patient as yesterday and walked off after 15 minutes.  The Wart Hogs probably got smart and decided to sleep elsewhere.  We then got word that there was a Lion in the area which had come close to the camp in the middle of the night.  We decided to start tracking the Lion and following his tracks in the dirt.  When we got to an area where the tracks stopped, our driver started mimicking the sound of an injured Warthog.  Then all of a sudden, Zack was able to spot the Lions.  There were two of them hanging out near a bush.  We drove up very closely to the Lions but surprisingly did not startle them.  We hung out watching the Lions for awhile and then got word that Hannah was feeling much better.  The Lodge drove her over to where we were and she rejoined us on the jeep.  We then went back to the Lions (who had not moved) and came within 20 feet of the Lions laying on the ground.  We then drove around and saw an assortment of other animals.  Around 9:30 AM we took our daily snack break in a field over looking a bunch of Zebras.  After snack break, we drove around and saw some an abundance of Giraffes, Wildebeest and Elephants.  We then headed back to the Lodge around 11 AM for lunch.  As always, they greeted us with wet towels to clean off, along with a nice drink.  We then sat down and had a nice lunch.  I started with a salad, wonderful breads, potatoes and peas, scooped melons.  For the main course, I asked the Chef to make me a Hake fish, rice and steamed vegetables along with a melon for dessert.  We went back to the room at 12:15 PM and I laid down on a lounge chair on our deck and took a nap while Allison had a massage.  I woke up around 3 PM and got ready for our afternoon adventure.  We headed to the main area at 3:30 PM for our "High Tea" and snacks.  Around 4 PM, we took a 10 minute jeep ride to our "Booze Cruise" on a two tier pontoon barge on the river.  It was a very relaxing, especially compared to the jeep rides thru the bush.  I had a couple of beers and a bunch of Biltong while we cruised on the river.  We saw some Elephants, Kudos, Birds, Baboons and a Crocodile.  It was just a nice slow ride down the river and we saw a beautiful sunset.  The cruise lasted a couple of hours and then we returned to the Lodge.  We hung out by the fire pit and I had a couple of beers while we spoke to a couple from Birmingham.  We then went back to the room to freshen up and returned to the main area for dinner.  I had a corn soup, chicken and rice with vegetables, a beer and bread pudding for dessert.  We finished up dinner and got escorted back to the room around 8:45 PM.  Since the first day, we had "evidence" that there was a mouse in our cabin and finally we found out that there was a little hole near the shower that he was coming in from.  We packed up and planned our schedule for the next day since we had to take a flight to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe).  We decided to have a wake up call at 7 AM (Yeah!! we didn't have to wake up at 5:30 AM).  We finished packing and getting our selves squared away so we were able to go to bed at 10 PM.