Roaring time...!

When my fairies were younger, given the choice of what to do on a bank holiday, they would always choose Cwmbran Community Farm so, following in the family tradition, I too went to my local community farm!!!

Left home at 7.30am for the three and half hour journey to Flat Dogs Camp. I had been warned that the road is bad. It is bad!


Flat Dogs is in the budget range of camps at South Luangwa but as I am now used to a fairly humble home life, it felt like 7 star luxury – I even had my own shower!

Myself, Francis & Alan stayed in a chalet at the camp – I wasn’t brave enough for the tents. Of most interest is each and every time you want to leave your chalet to move around the camp, to the restaurant for example, you are accompanied by a guard. The reason being that hippos, elephants and baboons roam freely amongst the accommodation. Its okay during the day but at night, the "heepo" is very much in evidence - they were quite daunting to walk past. Needless to say, UK health & safety rules would shut the place down in a nano-second!
Over the two nights we were there, I went out on four safari drives. Two morning drives which have you up at 5am but were so worth it and two evening drives. Evening drives are 4pm to 8pm – after 6pm it is dark so the guides shine huge torches to pick out the animals. It was amazing, when they spot something worth a look, they get the vehicles in VERY close. It is quite scary at times; a notable occasion was when they got us within ten feet of a lion feasting on impala!!
Won’t dwell too much on the details, it was just too fabulous for words… A couple of pics:

Easter will NEVER be the same for me.... !!!!