Friday, May 20, 2011
Quad Biking in Africa....
Now this is not in order of events at all just here and there but wanted to start with how 2 friends ( Abbey and Sylvana) and I decided it would be fun to go quad biking while staying at the Ivory Tree Lodge, the best ever lodge might I add. Our guide Lameka was so great,although Im sure he thought we were a little crazy as we were squealing like little girls the whole way, he looked at us a few times with his head cocked to the side im sure wondering if we had any idea what we were doing. He took us through a little village near the lodge called Bakgatla. While riding past these little houses I wondered to myself if the noise as well as the sight of these weird looking white ladies bothered them, they would peer out to us with no expression at all until we started to wave at every person we saw... then they would wave back and smile and I figured they didn;t mind so much although my arm did get a little sore after a while :) driving past the local hair salon, cows lazing about on the streets, kids in every direction, the infamous red dirt of Africa all over our faces and clothes, oh and my camera which I wasnt happy about but thats for another post. It felt so adventurous and at the same time such an eye opening experience. Their houses weren't much at all but they were all SO happy and going about their day. This made me feel more grateful for the country I live in with all its freedoms and beauty that it offers, not that its supereior in anyway to Africa just different I guess. It was so fun, enjoy the pics!....and I miss Africa :(
The beginning if our quad biking experience!
The Local Hair Salon! so hilarious, I love it
Me, Abbey and Sylvana
More Onlookers, not sure if they like these crazy white ladies riding around near their home
Oncoming traffic! only in Africa which makes me love it even more
Main street in local village.
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