Day 286 May 18 2015 Ermelo South Africa

You have to be a close family in this hotel! There is no door on the bathroom!!

doing homework in Ermelo South Africa

Day 286  May 18 2015  Ermelo  South Africa

We left the hotel relatively early and stopped at a nearby Wimpy’s to use the wi-fi. The kids were happy to order a second breakfast as we all have enjoyed the food at this chain. We did not have a clear idea of where we were going or how far we wanted to drive so it took us some time to research, plan and book the hotel for the night. Once we decided on the route and booked a hotel we were on our way. Within 10 minutes driving out of town we passed a slow moving truck at the start of a small hill. The markings the on road where small passing lines surrounded by 2 continuous lines. We promptly discovered this is not a passing line marking, the information came with an expensive price tag: 750 ZAR “donation or you can call it a bribe” to the traffic police that was waiting at the top of the hill and pull us over. We considered this the best option as the official way would had cost us between 1500 to 3000 ZAR and force us to go back to town to take care of the fine. After this little incident we are making sure of the markings on the road before either of us attempt to pass a slow moving vehicle.

When we check-in at the hotel the receptionist inform us he could not find our booking and the room shown on my copy of the booking was in their second hotel in a separate building at the other side of town. Instead of giving us the address he asked us to wait for someone to come and guide us to the place. The ad on the booking stated a family room with kitchen and a separate entrance. When we arrived at the “hotel” we were shown to a nice room at the end of the hall: no separate entrance, no separate kitchen and no bathroom door. The manager offered to adjust the price and reimburse our credit card. Only time will tell if it comes thru.