Baking in Botswana

African zebra
one of the rarest and most unique pic i ever seen. most unique picture

Dream trip
I only have two more things in my travel bucket list. African Safari and Machu Picchu. Would really love to do safari one day. I hope there are cheaper alternatives because it sounds like it's cheaper to travel in Europe

Sunset in Botswana
Pity there were not flat topped acacia trees as these colours would have made the perfect African sunset. By the way were there acacia trees in the Okavango Delta? They are certainly likely to be found much further north.

It's a slideshow!
Oh Dave and MJ...the narration of wild life one after another is fascinating...it's like a slide show passing right in front of my eyes reminding my days in Kenya last Feb. Instead of a baboon fighting another baboon that you have witnessed, a baboon had a fight with me in Kenya near my tent and obviously, it didn't last long and needless to say I ran for my life. Reading yours, definitely South Africa and Botswana will be in my bucket-list. And these blogs of yours will be my treasure for information in deciding where to go and where to stay...Waiting for your Zimbabwe trip now.

We've seen them, but still don't think they exist
We think zebras are cool but also they don't look real. Next time you see one think "that is fake. That is a painted horse" and you will start wondering if they are real. The stripes are too sharp and they look too strange to be real. /Ake

Hot!
Feel your pain with that heat, having tried to sleep in it those temperatures with no fan recently I was almost stir crazy by the morning and that was without that stifling relentless beating on the sun, still you now have another great travel story. Awesome wildlife shots again!

Wonderful Photos
What wonderful photos! And I didn't know that the African eagle existed.

Baking...
I have to admit, from what I know about your food-like tendencies in other blogs, when I read the blog title I was expecting to read about baked goodies. But you were referring to the other type of 'baked goodies'! Another great blog, I liked your distinction between world travellers and tourists - there is a difference for sure! D

Stunning Photos!!!
I don’t think I’ve ever been on a trip where something doesn’t go wrong. We had 3 flat tires in the Serengeti and only one spare! It’s all how you view it. While some of the group whinged. I saw it as a great opportunity to sit and watch the baboons, as you did. Even in the 40 degree heat stuck in a Jeep! Happiest of birthdays to you both, by the way!!!

Okavango Delta
Indeed, what a remarkable landscape - so unusual, in that it's a delta with nowhere to empty out into. Although a similarly African safari, reading about your time in Botswana, it seemed quite different to South Africa. I'm glad you were able to catch a glimpse of the hippos, and indeed the jackal seems a very striking and unique animal.

Varying temperatures
Reading the previous blogs I was thinking about you wearing layers as it was cold , then comes this blog with” baking “ temperatures... so you really need to have appropriate clothing for all weather. Amazing photos .

thanks for the memories!
We lived in Botswana for 5 years and took a few trips up to the Okavango Delta a couple of times and loved it each time - thanks for bringing back some great memories and your wonderful photos

laex
Great post.

Things go wrong but I don't usually write about it
Your trips have a lot more scope for trouble than my little holidays. Luckily, nothing much goes wrong -- sometimes the weather ruins things, we don't like the food, last trip we got a flat tire and didn't have the extra insurance -- I might write a sentence or two, not more -- like how the locals were so helpful changing the tire but I probably won't write that we were bored out of our minds in Salzburg after 4 days of non-stop rain. Nothing too bad. Your Africa trip sounds fantastic. I dream of seeing the world and although I have seen a fair bit, I know there are places that I won't get to -- too hot, too dusty, too uncomfortable. Enjoying my armchair travels with you.