Sarova Lion Hill Lodge & Lake Nakuru ko Sayonara bolte hue, we head towards Serena Mountain Lodge, driving the scenic route of lush green fields on either side of the road, located at 2,134 metres above sea level..
If hungers pangs hadn't hit all of us at Nyahururu Thomson Falls (7800 feet above the sea) , we would have reached our destination in 3 hours instead of 5 hours! And so, we descend on Thomson Falls Lodge, eating the tastiest sandwitches , french fries & drinking masala chai , while we chat and watch the thundering waterfall in this serene & picturesque stretch!
We totally love Mt. Lodge. It's raised on stilts , a very Machan kind of feel , with one side of the lodge facing its own water hole. Log panelled cabin style rooms ,with its own balcony and the décor consisting of the most interesting pieces including mounted animal heads & the elephant Tusk pair ,which is truly the Piece de resistance! The tunnel leading to a small cabin, a few meters away from the water hole , where one can shoot some super photographs of the animals , who you feel are at an arms length.
It is in this tranquil surrounding that we put our feet up , chill , relax . Eating the tastiest preparation ( full marks to the Chefs here ) & drinking some interesting potions created by the bartender!
Water hole attracts Wild Buffalo's, Bushbucks . The high point however, was watching , first a few Tuskers , followed by an entire heard of adults, young ones & babies around the water hole .An absolute theatrical show!
Its time to move on & towards Sweetwaters , with a quick dekho at all the activities on the Equator line !
Highlights:
Watch out for the Monkeys. They shall sneak in and ransack your room in minutes if you leave the balcony door open OR they could well make your heart beat stop for a second by being the first face that you see staring at you through the windows , like it happened to Sabrina!!;-)
Sabrina ticked a list of animals for the Wake up calls, to view visiting animals at the waterhole during night time , but we were not woken up even once!!! Guess they realized we needed our beauty sleep !!
The bombardment of hailstones , 2 minutes after we had touched ground, due to which we had to rush inside Thomson Falls Lodge, instead of walking all the way towards the Falls!! What an encounter ……… encounter of the stony ice kind!! :-)
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