Motswiri, Madikwe Reserve, South Africa

Making our tent look shabby was the incredible Mostswiri Lodge, which I can only describe as 'African Palatial'. The big upswing of our stay here was finding a pride of lions with our tracker. I was scanning the horizon looking for one when we rumbled up to a stop just 2 meters away from them. They're incredible animals, and being that close for such a long period has been seared into my conciousness.



Standing in our outdoor stone shower, I took a picture of the jacuzzi and fireplace in our 'room'. All of this overlooked the savannah and a watering hole (warthogs showed up and rolled in the mud for a bit). The 20 foot ceilings, dual fireplaces and infiniti pool once again, had our jaws on the floor.