The email I had received about the trip included the description: It is a north-south traverse of the Okavango Delta, southern Africa’s most exciting wilderness, where you can get up close and personal with charismatic animals. A safari with an...
July 22nd, 2024 We arrived in Johannesburg 4 days ago and have had a wonderful time staying with friends and visiting with family, but today is the day that we leave them all behind and fly to Maun to start our Okavango adventure. James, the son...
July 23rd, 2024 It was still dark when we woke up. The birds had been up for quite a while, and the full moon still shone brightly into the bathroom. I took the opportunity to have a long soak in the bathtub. It will be bush showers for the next...
July 24, 2024 It had been very cold overnight, which I realized when I left my warm bedroll and visited the bathroom during the night, but once inside the tent under the covers, it was quite manageable. We are spending 2 nights at this camp, so...
July 25, 2024 After a delicious breakfast we put out our duffle bags to be transported on the boats to our next camp. We climbed on to Greg's boat, and set off on our journey to the next camp, moving slowly south towards Maun. We stopped along...
July 26, 2024 Well, we survived a hippoless night. After breakfast we packed up the camp and started our journey south. Tonight, we will be in the heart of the delta! We passed several houseboats on our way. Yes, a houseboat in Botswana is...
July 27, 2024 I tripped over a pile of elephant dung when going to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Using a head lamp it’s not easy to see where to put your feet when you are busy checking out the surrounding area in case there are wild...
July 28, 2024 Yay, we have another full day in the delta. It was another cold, but beautiful morning and we set off in the boats for a combination of boat ride and bush walk. On the walk we saw lechwe And birds We also saw leopard tracks, but no...
July 29, 2024 Brian heard a lion last night, but all I heard were the noisy hippos. We were up early to pack up our duffle bags. I’m sorry to leave this camp, I have finally got myself organized in the tent, and now I must move. We had a cold...
July 30, 2024 I found out where all the tree frogs had gone. We have previously visited the Delta in April and apparently, they are not around in winter. This was quite a disappointment, but also a sign that we need to come back one April! We...
July 31, 2024 The light looked beautiful over the pan this morning. After our large breakfast we joined KK and Obert and set off on our morning game drive. It was a cold morning, so I was pleased to see that there were blankets at each seat, and...
August 1, 2024 Our last full day in Botswana. Where has the time gone; can we really have been here for 10 days already? I am getting very good at climbing into the back of the safari vehicle. There is no doubt about it, going on a safari is the...
August 2, 2024 Flying Home We needed to be ready to leave the lodge at 9:00, and breakfast was at 7:30 so we finally got to sleep in a bit. It was still pitch black when we woke up, so I fought my way out of the mosquito net and we switched on...
I have been looking at the photos from our safari and remembering the remarkable time we had. I was able to get a copy (thanks Julie) of the great photo James took of us all enjoying the waters of the Delta. There we all are, Cynthia and Brent,...