Okavango Delta

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After a brief 2 night stay in Namibia along the Caprivi Strip we crossed back into Botswana and set out on our 2 night Mokoro trip on the Okavango Delta. We stayed at a tented camp on an island in the delta and went out on Mokoros (traditional dug-out canoes) for day trips. We also went on a walking safari on an island in search of big game. We didn't see much more than a couple elephants and some Zebras, but we ran into some others that had seen lions. So our guide decided to start tracking the lions to try and find them for us. It was a little un-nerving because the grass was so tall and nobody was armed. Doesn't really seem very smart does it. I know at home we wouldn't go out tracking bears without some sort of protection...

Mostly the trip was very relaxing and the reflections off the water were incredible. We did have an incident in our tent with large spiders that when hit with a shoe appeared to multiply! We survived...

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Photos

Tiny frog
On Kathie's sleeve. She was very good not to scream...

Mokoros
Traditional dug-out canoes...made out of fibreglass.

Tented camp
Spiders included.