Today was our trip to the Kabini River Lodge. After a two hour bus ride on some of the worst roads yet, we arrived to find a place that exhumed tranquility. It was so peaceful and calm. It looked like we were at a camp. There were bungalows and tent cabins to sleep in. Teresa and I shared a room that was very nice, although the beds were hard as rock. The first thing we did was go exploring. We found a gigantic hammock that a bunch of us climbed onto and relaxed for a few moments. Then we ventured onto a trail that took us to some giant termite mounds. We thought they were anthills until our guide told us what they were.

We then went back and checked into our rooms. Lunch was served and it was very close to American. Many of us were very happy. At 4PM we loaded up the jeeps for our excursion into the jungle. It was fantastic. We saw spotted deer, two kinds of monkeys, some larger deer like animal, wild hogs and then the coo de gra - elephants - three of them. One was a bit smaller and not too happy to see us. He kept swiping the ground with his right front foot - kind of like a bull does before he charges. He was very figity and went behind our jeep. I took lots of pictures. We kept going in search of the elusive tiger, but to no avail. I felt like we were on our ATV's back home. The forest and trails looked like it could have been something I'd ride on back in MN or WI. We even drove under some electrical line paths. On the way back we encountered what I'll call a wild buffalo. That's not the real name, but they sure looked like buffalo. I guess they are hard to find because they are very shy animals.

When we got back to camp we watched a movie that is similar to National Geographic. Then it was off to dinner and then back to our rooms. We had a slight problem when we arrived. There was a gheko in our room on the wall. Teresa tried to shoe it out by standing on a chair with a floor mat and her shoe, but instead of leaving the room it climbed up the wall. It was a little after 10PM and I knocked on Rajiv's door and asked him if he would come over and get the gheko out of our room. He basically told us that it wouldn't hurt us and to just ignore it, which of course we couldn't. I slept with my head under the covers the entire night. I listened to the sound of monkeys ousiide my window while I fell asleep.