Friday, December 2, 2011

Wedding bliss at Thonga beach lodge, Mabibi


I recently attended an awesome private wedding at Thonga Beach lodge which was simply put awesome.  We had three nights and four days with the wedding party and in so doing were privileged to some of the best breakfasts, lunches and dinners never mind the Wedding lunch on the deck on the beach.

Taking over the 24 people / 12 roomed lodge was a fantastic idea and the management team and staff just blew us away with their "No problem" attitude.  And the demands were high.

The wedding on the beach, snorkeling in the sanctuary, mucking about in the waves, tranquility, African fish eagles, yellow billed kites, turtles, whales and an amazing diving setup just make this the ultimate wedding.

The Thonga Lodge is committed to the heritage of the Mabibi tribe and all the staff are involved in this project.

The 250 odd clan or tribe have children that walk to and from school each day for 15 km each way and I am hoping that i can find like minded people who are interested in setting up a Mabibi Trust to raise money to buy a mini bus for the school children.  My goal is to raise R 25,000.00 by July 2012 which will go to a second hand minibus.  So if anyone is interested and has some ideas please email me and lets see if we can do something.  Use it or lose it!

So this is next to the inland fresh water lake Lake Sibaya which has no rivers running into it.
Do yourself a favour go see Thonga Beach lodge - at least once in your lifetime.

Paris Hotels

Well sometimes its great to get out of the bush and slum it in a city - and the only city to do this in is Paris, where the women are sophisticated, the Paris Hotels are awesome and the food is......french je ne sais quoi!