We have arrived in style! Our driver came to the Hilton in a black Mercedes, freshly washed and just barely large enough to fit all our luggage. He took us to the Fairlawns, a fine boutique hotel that is part of our Belmond Safari package. We had worked up an appetite so we got a bite while waiting for our room to be ready. We had a bit of lunch, lamb soup, springbok carpaccio and some tasty cheese balls. We saw a gin trolly over to the side. There were six types of gin, all of them new to us. But we needed to get into our room, so off we went. The room we were given was gigantic, 10 foot tall ceilings and a bathroom so big it has echos. We settled into the room for but a sec, before looking in at the spa. We have massages scheduled for tomorrow and all is on track. Then, at last, we headed over to the gin trolly. This day just got better. After a nice refreshing imbibe, we had some dinner and then of to our cavernous room.
Springbok carpaccio
Winter Lamb soup
Cheese balls
The Gin Cart!
Cool local art and very nice beds
Leslie is smiling a big smile because the AC is working very well
The rare paper mache antelope
Hello... o, o, o, o
The grounds as seen from our window
The ice bucket is recessed in the cabinet
The stairway to our room
Our rooms are top right
So many flowers, in the flower beds and in the trees
This tree is in the Lilac family and the scent is exquisite
The density of flowers explains the aroma
the sweet sweet aroma
From the pool looking up to the restaurant
The building to the right is where our room is located
A very hemp like flower
Our velvet rope leading to the spa
A elegant entrance
Flowers erupting out of spheres
A pangolin sculptire
Mirror mirror on the wall
The dining area
Is open to the air
Pink Gin and pink tonic
The Botanist Gin and tonic
Ginologost Citrus Gin and blueberry tonic
