Great Expectations

I've been to my fair share of weddings in my time but Tala Game Reserve is certainly not your typical wedding and reception venue. For starters, being greeted by hippos in the lake at the entrance to the park set the scene for a wildlife bonanza over the next few days!

Adam and Collette had organised a welcoming dinner that evening. It was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends who had come together from across the globe and to meet new friends, be they South Africans, Swedes, Brits, Americans or Aussies (expats or otherwise). 

From the start, we all knew that this wedding was going to be something very special and very different and how much more special and different can you get than to experience a display of traditional Zulu dancing. The power and energy these dancers displayed was phenomenal and it was a real treat to see. What was maybe even more of a treat was seeing Ads (a new pseudonym I learnt for Adam, given to him by his mates in Sweden), Collette, Rob, Ashleigh, Sean and others all joining in trying to bust a few Zulu moves!!

The drive back to our respective lodges dotted around the reserve at the end of the night was punctuated with detours around zebra, impala, and the odd wildebeest that were blocking the road. I went to sleep with the sounds of Zulu war drums ringing in my ears, images of wild African animals and the excitement and anticipation of the wedding to come.