Day 8 Badplaas

Christmas Day

(Written by Mandy)

Today, I think for the first time, no one needed to get up early to hit the road, so everyone got to lay in a

bit. Eventually one by one everyone started crawling out their tents, going for showers etc.

We then made breakfast: bacon, eggs, mushrooms and bread.

We just sat around for the morning, some went up to the pools for a swim and to explore

the resort.  In the meantime the ladies and some of the men set about preparing our Christmas lunch,

which consisted of a variety of cold meats, ready cooked chicken, potatoe salad, Cole Slaw and green salad.

The main meal was followed by a Malva Pudding made in a black cast iron pot on the fire, made by Ria  which came out

perfect with no left overs.  With the Malva pudding we had canned peaches and custard.

All was very nice, what more could we ask for.

After lunch, some went for a nap, others went up to the pools for a swim.  Everyone just chilling, relaxing and

doing whatever they feel like.

After that a bunch of us took all the lunch dishes and went to wash them.  As we got back to our

tents, low and behold, the skies opened up and it bucketed down in turrents, literally drenching everything.

I ran from tent to tent zipping windows closed for those who were not in camp.

The kids arrived back from the Spa pools, drenched like drowned rats, LOL.

Shame, for the first timers, (Cheyna, Tammy, Sam and Shaun) roughing it in the camping world, have now experienced almost

everything.  Schorching heat, mud, rain, creepy crawlies, wild animals wandering through your camp, crappy ablutions to great ablutions.

After a long relaxing day, everyone was actually really tired, and most the group crashed early without even

having supper.  Then it started raining again, so hard that Norman and Dirk's tent was taking strain so some of the guys helped to move our Gazebo over their tent, which really helped and stopped
 the rain from getting in.

A few of us that were still up nibbled a bit on the left over christmas lunch.

Percy, Dirk, Chris and Piet played poker for a while while I was sitting catching up on my blogging.

Everyone dishing up Christmas lunch

 Piet getting hot with a wet face cloth on he's head

 I had the Immunity necklace today so I got to be served

 Melanie muching on piece of cold meat

 Everyone munching their Lunch

 The view from our camp area

The Kids arriving back drenched in the rain

 Look at the water gushing off the top of the Gazebo

Spot Dirk???