A Very Special Day
(Written by Mandy)
Here we are, day 4 already, and everyone is very exicted for today's activity.
Horse Riding on the Beach. Something that has been on my personal bucket list for many years.
So today I get to tick that one off.
We all crawled out of our tents at 5h00am, to leave camp at 6h00am, to arrive at the Main Beach in St Lucia, for 7h30, which is an hour's drive from our camp which is situated smack bang in the middle of the bush. A really very beautiful enviroment lush bush with Impala, Nyala, and a very cocky old warthog wandering through our camp right in front of our tents.
So off we went. Although only 16 of us were doing the horse riding, the entire group had planned to go
down to the beach as there was a special event going to be taking place.
Arrived at the Main Beach, the first group,{Justin, Sam, Melanie, Shaun, Donovan, Tammy and Richard}
mounted their horses and rode off onto the beach.
What a Beautiful site. An hour later they returned, and the second group {Percy, Mandy, Dirk, Norman, Chris, Natasha, Wouter and Chanelle} mounted up and off we went.
Now this is where the special event unfolded.
Pre-arranged with the guide.
Wouter had prepared a message in a bottle, which he handed to the guide.
Once we were a little way out along the beach just where the waves roll up onto the beach,
the guide rode out a little ahead of the group and dropped the message in a bottle.
Unnoticed by Chanelle. when we got closer to the bottle the guide pointed it out to them.
Wouter dismounted he's horse, picked the bottle up and handed it to Chanelle.
She opened it and read the message, a marriage proposal from Wouter.
She said Yes. WHOOP WHOOP.
After this we turned around and returned back. Where the rest of the group had erected a
Gazebo on the beach and had the Champagne standing ready, for a very surprised and over whelmed
Chanelle.
After this everyone went in different directions to explore the town of St Lucia for the rest of the day
before returning to camp.
Off Course the winners of tonights voting for the immunity necklace went to
Wouter and Chanelle.
Last night's winner of the Immunity necklace went to a very well deserving Cheyna
for over coming her fear and doing the kayaking, rowing in the river with Crocs and hippos.
Cheyna at first decided she did not want to do this, everyone was ok with this and said there
was nothing wrong she could wait for us in the bus. But then she very bravely said she would
go with if she could go in the kayak with the Guide.
After everyone was done exploring St Lucia.
At 16h00 we all went to the nearby Cat Sanctary, housing
Caracal, Wild Cats, Cheetahs and more.
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE, to be able to interact and touch such a wild cat as a Cheetah.
Everyone was so over whelmed with this experience, very very special.
Well see for yourself....see pics....
After which, we returned to camp only to find that the monkeys and the hooligan warthog had
invaded the Myburgh's tent and caused havoc in there.
Shaun
for over coming her fear and doing the kayaking, rowing in the river with Crocs and hippos.
Cheyna at first decided she did not want to do this, everyone was ok with this and said there
was nothing wrong she could wait for us in the bus. But then she very bravely said she would
go with if she could go in the kayak with the Guide.
After everyone was done exploring St Lucia.
At 16h00 we all went to the nearby Cat Sanctary, housing
Caracal, Wild Cats, Cheetahs and more.
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE, to be able to interact and touch such a wild cat as a Cheetah.
Everyone was so over whelmed with this experience, very very special.
Well see for yourself....see pics....
After which, we returned to camp only to find that the monkeys and the hooligan warthog had
invaded the Myburgh's tent and caused havoc in there.
Shaun
Chanelle completely overwhelmed and in tears
Sam
Justin
Cheyna receiving the Immunity necklace
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