day 4

Walked in to Makuzi Lodge just to look around. Very posh and very gorgeous. The water was clear and blue and just this picturesque little bay. The buildings had actually been kept up pretty well. Very nice (and expensive) so we walked back out and grabbed a truck to Nkwazi Lodge. Not much farther than Makuzi and when the truck picked us up it charged too much but we didn’t know that. At the turn off we got out and then they said get in we’ll take you to the next crossroads. Very nice and a little out of their way we then only had 2km to walk. Into the wilderness. No gate, no fences just forest. Another little bay—lots of rocks and seclusion. Set up camp and then ran into the owner who said that it was supposed to rain and we should move into one of the rooms…it was a good call as it started raining at about 6 pm and didn’t stop until 11 the next morning… camp would have been washed away and soaking wet. Got in a swim, some checkers and the clouds were definitely menacing. Had to order dinner before 4 so that meant that we ate about 5:30. Jim (owner) came and had a drink with us and told us his views on Africa, and working there and helping without any gratitude and being taken advantage of. It sounded a lot like he’s burned out and ready to sell but then this is and has been his life and what would he do next as his health isn’t the best. He figures that the people who come to help in Africa would do better helping in their own country but personally they wouldn’t make as much money. because who comes to check up on how the money is spent here and if it is actually helping when it is in Africa as opposed to home where it is easy to check on. Something to think about at least.