{"id":962,"date":"2010-10-17T00:11:18","date_gmt":"2010-10-17T07:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/?p=962"},"modified":"2010-10-17T03:52:53","modified_gmt":"2010-10-17T10:52:53","slug":"cribs-addo-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/?p=962","title":{"rendered":"Cribs: Addo Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Great travel is about fun people, enriching experiences, and beautiful sights.  Our amazing safari adventure showed us that it can also be about exquisite accommodations.  At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.addoelephantbacksafaris.co.za\/\">Addo<\/a> we had a private chalet with outdoor jacuzzi, indoor and outdoor showers (heated by a solar-powered geyser), sheets <em>almost<\/em> as fluffy and highly threaded as the ones Grandma Jo uses, and a fully stocked and complimentary mini bar.  Sam especially enjoyed the freeing experience of showering naked in the African wilderness (apologies in advance for the mental imagery).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/relaxin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/relaxin-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"relaxin\" width=\"315\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/relaxin-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/relaxin-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/yellowwood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/yellowwood-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"yellowwood\" width=\"315\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/yellowwood-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/yellowwood-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/table_setting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/table_setting-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"table_setting\" width=\"315\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/table_setting-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/table_setting-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The reserve is in a mountainous region, and it got quite cold on our first night, but the awesome staff built a toasty fire in our wood-burning stove, served us delicious hot chocolate and turned on our electric blankets for perhaps the coziest night&#8217;s sleep we&#8217;ve ever had.  The monkeys chattered us to sleep right outside our window, and they woke us in the morning by using our canvas roof as a trampoline.  The trip was a delightful mix of sustainable luxury and natural materials and surroundings, and we&#8217;re still savoring the memories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great travel is about fun people, enriching experiences, and beautiful sights. Our amazing safari adventure showed us that it can also be about exquisite accommodations. 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