A logistical challenge: accommodate 300 people in an exclusive camp designed and built for 40 people plus staff. This inevitably meant some that we all slept in very different places. The royalty of the jungle were those that had raised significantly more than the R10 500 minimum that was required - the top sponsor-raisers were allocated the tented units, with 2 'squatters' in tents each on their fancy balconies. 80 people down, quite a few to go - so some tents were pitched around the two pools, others in the boma, others inbetween the luxury tents, others in the driveway at the entrance to the lodge, and finally the remaining pilgrims found rest (well kindof) in the undercover parking spot, next to the showers.
Needless to say, lots of time was spent by most on the deck with a view.
The evening meal was grand, accompanied by a prize giving, an indication of who had raised the most sponsorships and a slide show of photos taken by two photographers who had joined us on the tour.
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