The Ls were up for a HUGE surprise when we left the house on Thursday morning.
The 4Runner was packed to the roof.
Dork was in the back, ready to go to a "Doggy Spa" for a few days ...
... seriously, they had aroma therapy massages for dogs and swim sessions, ice cream socials and flat screen TVs in HIS ROOM ... for a second I thought about staying myself.
So after dropping him off in Heaven we set off to our first "Toilet Bowl Cleaning Camp".
We had them going all the way up to Santa Rosa, a good 3 hour drive with the detour to the kennel.
We kept telling the Ls we'd be going to Toilet Bowl Cleaning Camp and they kept asking every 5 seconds "REALLY????" ....
Until the moment we drove up to ...
they had no clue where we would be going, where we'd be staying and what we'd be doing for the next 4 days.
Their jaws dropped when they saw the sign and when we told them they'd get to go on a real safari and stay over night in a tent at the Safari grounds.
First things first, we got to ride the Jeep (or as the Ls call it Chitti-Chitti-Bang-Bang) to "tent city" to drop off the luggage.
And then our jaws dropped when we saw the "TENT" and it was at that point (I remember it specifically) that I decided I DO LOVE camping after all :)
... And how could I NOT if your "tent" has two queen size BEDS, with head boards, comforters and heating blankets, hard wood floors, carpets, a heater, a ceiling fan, ...
... And TOILET ...
... And a vanity with sink and organic soaps and lotions to lather yourself.
Yes, I REALLY LOVE camping and ROUGHING it!!! :)
After settling in we went out to see what this whole safari thing was all about ...
L definitely looking the part ...
Lulu making new friends :)
Best buddies !
Thanks Auntie Suzy, the binoculars you gave L for her b-day came VERY much in handy.
The view from the balcony of the "tent"
Around supper time we met at the BBQ pit and while waiting for the WAITERS to SERVE the food Lulu worked on her journal ...
... while L and GP indulged in a game of Dominoes.
Lulu draws the Cheetah,
A giraffe, "Demingos" (Flamingoes) and Frieda the Monkey baby.
L chose to draw right in front of the model.
Pat and the Ls ordered a little something for supper ...
NICE!!!
South African Cabernet Pinotage ... VERY good!
Cheers GP!
Sunset in the Savannah ... in Santa Rosa :)
And after "marshing the mellows" ....
Everybody went off to feed the GIANT cat fish at the lake.
And after a few more rounds of Dominoes it was lights out for us ....
... and then the whole "jungle" awoke.
All night the birds were screaming, the monkeys were calling and everybody else joined in and sang us the most beautiful night-night-song we had ever heard.
Day 1 of the the CZ Adventure-cation was a full success.
Come back tomorrow to read about the CZ Safari and to see a WHOE lot of wild life ...
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