Leaving the swaying palm trees of Zanzibar behind I boarded a tiny plane heading out to the vast expanse that is The Selous in Tanzania.\u00a0 Now I am a dreamer but really there was not a person or a vehicle for as far as the eye can see \u2013 I am sure that we were the only ones out there!\u00a0 However as you may have gathered \u2013 I do like my authentic experiences with a touch of luxury and again this is where my Serena did not disappoint me.\u00a0 Mivumo River Lodge sits high above the Rufiji River with the most amazing uninterrupted views.\u00a0 I stood on my deck looking down on the golden sands and could just imagine myself sitting there with my toes\u00a0 buried in that golden sand\u00a0 \u2013 that thought soon disappeared as an enormous hippo lumbered out of the water!\u00a0 However I did get closer to the water as I stepped with some trepidation into a tiny but sturdy boat for a cruise.\u00a0 It must be said that because of my husband\u2019s love of crocodiles, they are now rather special to me too.\u00a0 Nothing prepared me for the sight of a mother taking her young down to the water\u2019s edge one by one in her mouth and then plopping them in to swim \u2013 or sink! \u00a0\u00a0This magical experience had the perfect ending.\u00a0 Sitting on a sandbank in the middle of the river \u2013 sand finally between my toes \u2013 I want to say G & T in hand, but it was actually a vodka and coke!\u00a0 But I did watch the sun go down on my perfect Serena experience.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I still had the knowledge that if I wanted to see this unfold from the privacy of my deck, I could have done that too in my Serena Lodge \u2013 Mivumo River Lodge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Leaving the swaying palm trees of Zanzibar behind I boarded a tiny plane heading out to the vast expanse that is The Selous in Tanzania. Now I am a dreamer but really there was not a person or a vehicle for as far as the eye can see \u2013 I am sure that we were the only ones out there! <\/p>\n