27 February - Ngala Camp

27 February

Dwanga – Ngala

10 whole miles

Steph:

Short day!! Haha! I don't know why we're so tired or whiney. Maybe it's the humidity, I don't know. We arrived at the lodge in Ngala which was highly recommended by the chileans. They were right, it's incredibly beautiful but we didn't realize how expensive it was. It's really fancy too. Since we weren't able to get cash in Dwanga, we really couldn't afford it. The owners were lovely though, both South African, and were willing to work with us on the price a little bit. The camp ground was right on the beach under some trees. We made our lunch at the run down palapa right on the water. They use it as a beach bar during the high season but right now it's completely empty. Rice, avocados, tomatoes and onions all mixed into our cool little pot. It was delicious. God bless cheap, fresh vegetables. Erik napped for a while and I accidentally fell asleep in the sun. Now I'm a lobster. Oops.

Erik:

It was a hort ride to Ngala. Sadly, it's too expensive to stay here for more than one day. I need some time off from riding. It's about 38 miles to Kande from here, so hopefully that won't be too bad tomorrow. We have all day to chill out here. It's really pretty. Ngala Lodge is much too fancy for us. I hope Kande has a more "backpacker" feel to it.

Our tent right on the beach 

Fishermen on the lake