Weekend Trip!

Just got back from our weekend trip at some game reserve about 2 ½ hours out of Philippolis. I stayed in a small hut with two other teachers, and enjoyed the presence of the guides that were in charge of the place. During the day I walked through the game reserve with one of the guides dog, named Shadow. I would walk until lunchtime, grab a bit to eat at the campsite, and then head off again to explore the land. At one point I stopped at the river to search for some cool rocks, in hopes that I would find a diamond or two. Unfortunately I had no such luck, but I did find a couple of neat rocks. At night we would make a fire, and the guides taught us a fun game called “Lie Dice”. It’s very similar to poker, except you play with poker dice. The rules are quite complicated, but it was very fun to play once I got the hang of it. We had a flat tire on the way to the campsite, and also on the way back to Philippolis, which was annoying, but wasn’t the end of the world. I wish I had brought my fly-fishing pole, because there were all sorts of fish rising on the river every morning and evening. The people who went white water rafting came back every time miserably cold, and eventually I started my own group of hikers. As much as I do enjoy white water rafting, I think I made a good decision going on hikes. I got to explore a lot of the property, which was fun, and gave me a chance to have a bit of time away from our huge group. Tomorrow we are doing a make over to some man's house who lives in Philippolis. It should be a fun day!