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Boston 06 South africa/Botswana..another couple |
Hello, Stephen!
Thanks for asking.
I will start with my only (minor) complaint: Both our wives' luggage got
lost in Heathrow, which I consider the result of a too-short layover. You
were right that two hours is plenty of time to get yourself from one
terminal to the other, but their luggage didn't make it. It caught up
with them a couple of days later in KwaZulu-Natal.
Leaving that aside, it was a splendid trip, and we all complimented you
repeatedly on your choices of guest houses and everything else. All went
very, very smoothly. The cars were good, and the guest houses on the
Garden Route were excellent. On the nights we made our own arrangements
we stayed in Plettenberg Bay and in Cape L'Agulhas. In Plet we stayed an
"An Ocean Watch," probably the most luxurious place of all and with an
incredible view, but very reasonably priced. In Cape L'Agulhas we stayed
at the Agulhas Country Lodge. Also a fine place, with perhaps the best
food we had anywhere. I pass those two along for your future clients in
case you are not familiar with them.
The Botswana camps were all terrific. I personally liked the Kwando
Lagoon camp the most although we happened to see more animals at Kwara. I
was delighted with the guides and the fact that we had a vehicle to
ourselves. So you planned well for a couple of intense photographers,
because we could do as we liked without having to worry about the
interests of a bunch of other people in the vehicle. By the way--this is
a suggestion, not a complaint--we did not realize there would be a two-man
team in each vehicle--a tracker as well as a guide--so that is worth your
clients' knowing so they can take along enough cash for tips. It worked
out all right for us, since we had enough cash. I am still curious,
actually: are the guides in Botswana paid well? We were reasonably
generous with tips, but I realized too late that I should have asked
whether they make a decent living.
So, well done, Stephen!
Tom
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