INCREDIBLE NSOBE WEEKEND

We left this afternoon for Nsobe which is an establishment in the bush and very rural. There is a school there that caters to the neighbouring villages and is run with minimal supplies. We are headed there for 2 days of teaching at the school and providing the teachers with supplies and instruction on how to implement them. As we turned off the highway, we had to go along a dusty sandy road for about 1/2 hour before we arrived at the school and then the camp. It was Sunday afternoon so we arrived and were checked into our accommodations which were permanent tents on the lake. As stunning as they were, I was quite concerned that my tent did not zip up at the bottom and monkeys abound! I was worried that some specimen or another would find my way into my tent so I was graciously moved to a chalet with four walls and a door!!!! It was already 3:30pm so we rented bikes and decided to do a riding safari. We took off on our bikes and what an experience!!! I was riding through the bush in Africa on a bike and surrounded by nothing but the wilderness and any animals that may be close by: waterbuck, impala, bushbucks, sable, giraffes, zebras, snakes!!!! (I have to say I wanted to get through the grassy areas as quickly as possible!!!!) We rode until sunset and as we pulled into the lodge a beautiful red sun had just disappeared behind the hills. We showered (as we were solid dust!) and went to the lodge restaurant for dinner, but not before some amazing photos on the lake. We couldn't get cell reception and all of a sudden my phone started dinging …. apparently if you sit at the very farthest picnic table on the left it is the only spot for reception in the whole park……and we just happened to plant ourselves there!!! Back into my chalet and settled under my mosquito net feeling so blessed to be here! Tomorrow we teach at the school and I am rather terrified! No idea what to expect ….