A little bit of looxury...

Luxury is a relative thing, I suppose.

Today is Mrs Blog and my 18th wedding anniversary and we have (that is she has, as she makes all the bookings) splashed out on a Luxury Safari Tent in Tamboti Camp in the Kruger National Park.

It really is quite luxurious - for a tent. It has a double bed, a fridge, a kitchenette out on the veranda (which in itself is quite luxurious), and an en-suite. This, Legion of Fans, is some tent.

OK, it's still self-catering and does smell a bit of old cigarette smoke and the hall light doesn't work (can you believe it!), but after sleeping on a roof rack for a week, this is, well, luxury.

I should add that our home-made roof rack tent is, in fact, extrememly comfortable and, in its own way, luxurious compared to the tiny little dome tent we used to sleep in. It's also a lot safer when there are lions patrolling the camp site at night, as has happened to us in the past.

But back to Tamboti... As I sit here on the deck, under the shade of my tent awning, connecting to you live via a 3G internet connection (there are a number of ritzy private game reserves across the river from us, so I guess I have them to thank for the high speed connection), looking out over the Timbavati River, I can tell you that a little bit of luxury goes a long way.