Okavango Delta

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August 1, 2009

We visited the Okavango Delta. To reach the Delta, you must take an hour long bumpy truck ride to the water's edge. Then, we have a three hour boat ride. The boat is called a "mokoro" which is a shallow, hallowed out canoe pushed through the water by a poler. The poler uses a long pole to push through the shallow delta waters.

The ride was nice and peaceful. We had our sleeping mats and pillows out so we rode in comfort! The ride is through swampy reeds. That means, a lot of spiders, webs and millions of tiny bugs ALL over you. I looked like a windshield of a semi truck. I read a book during the mokoro ride and a lot of the pages have squashed bugs in it!

When we arrived at the delta, we had a bush walk and saw the beautiful sunset. We stayed the night in the bush. For safety, all of our tents were practically on top of one another to prevent wild animals from walking through our campsite.

This was a great experience. It is what Botswana is known for.

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