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Africa » Botswana June 26th 2008

Africa » Botswana » North-East » Francistown June 25th 2008

Hello everyone, Sorry it has been so long since we last wrote to you...time seems to have flown!! We are now feeling very at home in Francistown and even our room has become quite cosy. The hostel we are staying at is really lovely and the staff look after us loads! They were worrying so much when we went away this weekend, nice to know they are watching out for us!! Our routine now is arriving in hospital for the 7.30am meeting then off to the wards for the ward round. Myself and Amy are on peadiatrics at the moment and Jemma and Fiona are on Infectious diseases. On peads we are able to help out on the ward round doing lots of the little jobs and often worryingly being asked things the doctors should really ... read more

Botswana - Chobe (again)

Africa » Botswana » North-West » Chobe National Park June 25th 2008

Red Sunset

AfricaBound

Our second visit to Chobe National Park in Botswana was much like the first, but with less water in the river and more people on the boats. We probably saw more wildlife on our first visit, but we did see Sable antelope for the first time (although not the best light for photos).... read more

Out of the Delta and into the Baobabs

Africa » Botswana » North-West » Kasane June 25th 2008

Water Lilies

jessiegoes

We packed in our camp today first thing, right at dawn. I've seen more sunrises in the past week then I have in a combined amount of years. The water lilies were still all shut in the early morning sun as we glided back out of the delta. It was chilly to say the least, and the lilies had the right idea. We only had a limited day of planned activities, and with the exception of running the bus smack into 2 large guinea fowl at 160kph (they bounced) we were well on our way to actually relaxing at a safari lodge called Planet Baobab by about 1pm. The entire afternoon to do nothing. Baobabs are monster trees which look like someone ripped them out of the ground, chopped off the puffy leafy part and planted ... read more

Duuuuuuuuuuumeeeeeelaaaaaaaaaa RRRRRRRRRRRA!

Africa » Botswana » South-East » Gaborone June 25th 2008

SarahGlobeTrotter

Hey all. :) It's been a few days and I don't blog or journal nearly enough as I should, but I'm tryin'!!! There's so much to tell and I honestly don't think I have that much time to type. So, again, lots has been going on. First- started my volunteer work at SAPSSI (Salvation Army PsychoSocial Service Initiative) and it's been really great. I enjoy interacting with the people and visiting schools and kids...first- the "office" is basically in the GHETTO...and I'm not kidding. It's the "projects" of Gaborone...but I'm not scared. ;) I work there during the day. On our first day, our boss said, "OH yeah- this place can be dangerous...but no guns. You might get knived or stabbed, but you definately won't get shot." LMAO. WHAT?!?!?!?! At any rate, that funniness aside, I ... read more

Okavango Day 2

Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta June 24th 2008

Sunrise On A Walking Safari

jessiegoes

You might be noticing that my entries are waayyy shorter than usual. Some of you might even be happy about it. :) but seriously, it is a task just getting to an internet connection here, and they are running on tandy 1000s with a 1992 version of aol online, and 10 computers sharing that connection. I'm actually missing the days of Windows Vista (heaven forbid). So anyhow, unless a miracle in modern technology happens, I'm going to keep these short and sweet, as most go into my spiral bound notebook, and I can write at about a tenth of the pace I can type, and, well, I just get bored. Same with the pictures... the several I've uploaded have taken about 20 minutes apiece. When I get home I'll backfill, but for now, 1 or 2 ... read more

Mokoros in the Reeds of Botswana

Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta June 23rd 2008

Mokoro Poler

jessiegoes

Getting into my mokoro with Kim, a friend I've made on the trip, it was the first time so far this trip that I've felt "now this is what I'm here for". Seated in a reclining position amongst the bags and gear, at first we sat very still - the mokoro was exceedingly thin - a slight movement right or left resulted in a much more exaggerated movement for the boat. The driver of the boat (or poler) stood at the aft with a long poll and pushed off the bottom of the Okavango riverbed, sending us on our way. The Okavango is a river that begins in Angola, works its way through Namibia and then deltas into the Kalahari desert in Botswana. It is the only inland delta in the world, with the entire river ... read more

Headed to the Bush!!!

Africa » Botswana » Ghanzi District » Ghanzi June 23rd 2008

Girls Gone Galapagos

Headed into the Bush Hello all, we are headed into the Bush of the Botswana Delta. This is going to be quite the adventure. Tomorrow we will canoe into the Delta with just our day backpacks and toilet paper. Charles, our fearless leader, has been holding back on some important information concerning our next two days in the bush. It has been cold in the morning but it heats up quickly during the day. The bugs have not have been that bad, but I have a sinking feeling that is about to change. The past several days have been filled with game drives through Etosha Park in Nabimbia. We have seen a ton of different animals. So far we have seen elephants, giraffes, zebras, spring bok, oryx, rhinos, porcipines, lepards, cheetah, wart hogs, merkats, baboons, hords ... read more

Botswana Bound

Africa » Botswana » North-West » Maun June 22nd 2008

Some Foot and Mouth, here, Foot and Mouth there..

jessiegoes

Driving into Botswana from Namibia is long long and boring. The landscape is unvaried and by and large hardscrabble desert. I listened to an entire book on my ipod during the drive, and I'm going to have 10 of these blog entries written in my notebook before I actually get to post them, as all potential internet connections actually don't work when called upon. Today we arrived in Maun at a reasonable hotel which had an INTERNET CAFE! I was so excited. However, the cafe closed at 4pm, so of course, all safari groups would never get a chance to use it, as everyone gets in around 5 and leaves around 8! ah well. Boy this is Africa. I might have to resort to posting mail too. The one interesting thing that did happen today was ... read more

Learning, Loving, Having fun. :)

Africa » Botswana » South-East » Gaborone June 22nd 2008

SarahGlobeTrotter

Well, it's been a few days since I've blogged and I have so much to say in so little time. lol...The internet/technology here isn't at all like it is in America- quick DSL connections don't exist, but we're making the best of it. :) Ok, first things first. Two nights ago, we went to a play, "Moj and the Antarctic"...it was amazing. It was a one woman show about a woman's difficulty with slavery, sexuality and other various historically "taboo" topics. It was very blunt and potent...and I enjoyed every minute of it. It showed racism from a different point of view and it actually felt good to be in the hot seat. I was sitting next to Bose (OU student that is a native Batswana) and at one point she leaned in and said, "Do ... read more

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