Lope Hotel

Lope Hotel We thought it would take us no more than two hours to arrive at Lope but six hours later than expected, we finally arrived.  With such a horrible road, we were glad to treat ourselves to a bit of luxury. Because we were so close to water, I kept hearing animals creeping around our tent.  At one point, I woke up to look around but I found this morning sky instead of seeing any lions. Even though the river was low, you could still see all the hydraulic lifts.  I can just imagine the torrent this must be while in flood, great for rafting. In Lope, we had the choice of camping in a rather poor looking campment or splurge for a $180 room.  We split the room between us and lived large for two days. They say on a hot day you can see the crocodiles sunning along the banks of the river.  We were not so lucky. This was the hotel pool overlooking the river, too bad it is empty.  This being our third empty pool, we now have a running joke that every pool in West Africa is empty. While everyone else took advantage of the afternoon electricity and air-condition, I watched the locals go fishing.  About 1 out of 5 casts landed a very small fish. Then we arrived about two hours early for dinner and just waited until someone opened up the restaurant.  Luckily, the bar was open. Tomorrow will be our first proper safari of West Africa.  I do not know if it was the excitement or that I was in an unfamiliarly soft bed, but I was wide-awake most of the night. Robert J Kent Jr- robjkentjr@gmail.com Water Resource Policy Adviser www.robrasa.com Voice Mail: +1 (631) 458-1119 Skype ID: rob-rasa LinkedIn, Facebook, Plaxo Contact  |  Support Us  |  Home  |  Books              all content ©2006-2009 click to REMOVE your email Robert & Rasa's rubbernecking