Botswana

Fri - May 2, 2003

Friday, May 2, 2003 (Chobe National Park - Botswana)

Turning a negative into a positive. A chilly start to another game drive. The river runs through it. A little souvenir reminder of the safari. The booze cruise. A final buffet.

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Thu - May 1, 2003

Thursday, May 1, 2003 (Chobe National Park - Botswana)

Another national park again, but will Chobe be as good as the others? Slowly reflecting on the safari tour. Personality conflicts starting to surface. Trying to smuggle meat across the border is not always a good idea. Sandy becomes a god-mother.

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Wed - April 30, 2003

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 (Maun - Botswana)

A small town in Botswana. A long journey into the bush, by truck, Mokorro and foot. People on the inside of the tent, but lots of things that will kill and eat you on the outside of the tent. Animals rise early, and so must we. Tales that will evoke nightmares even in the most courageous. Walking through the bush is surprisingly exhausting. Narrowly escaping with my life - and that's no tale! Animals from the air. We definitely need a break now.

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Sun - April 27, 2003

Sunday, April 27, 2003 (Somewhere on the road to Maun - Botswana)

Another country to add the the list as Namibia becomes one of the surprise highlights with Botswana offering lots of promise. Starting to understand Africa more and more. Some more planning ahead ... this ever present necessity is never far away. Learning to live in close quarters with strangers. The Okavango Delta awaits us. A reflection on how our gear is holding up. There is nowhere that sand cannot, and indeed did not, reach.