Blogs from Botswana, Africa - page 68

I crossed the border into Botswana bright and early. I had both been hoping that I would find some form of public transport at the Botswanan border post, but I soon realised that the only way I would be going anywhere was on foot. It was already hot, despite the fact that it was just 7am and my backpack seemed heavier than ever. I must have walked for about 2kms, before hearing the sound of a vehicle in the distance. I was lucky the driver stopped and gave me a lift to the river ferry. I was feeling a bit stressed as I hadn't been able to get any pula in Namibia and I hadn't seen a bank in a couple of days. To make matters worse I didn't really have many Namib dollars either. I ... read more

September 5th saw us heading for Botswana. It was a relatively short drive and we stopped on the Botswana side to stock up on supplies. What a difference! You forget how little choice the Zimbabweans have until you’re faced with a fully stocked shop just across the border! We had another short drive to our campsite on the outskirts of the Chobe National Park where we set up camp and had a picnic. That afternoon we went on a river cruise into the Park, it was a fantastic afternoon with loads of game coming down to the water. We were even treated to the sight of elephants swimming across the river, at one stage all we could see was the tip of the trunk. Other sightings included Impala, Waterbuck, Kudu, Buffalo, Hippos, Fish Eagle and Crocodiles. ... read more

Critters in Botswana Chobe National Park didn’t disappoint - within an hour of entering we had spotted our first real lions (we’ve decided the sleeping one we saw in Kruger, which looked small and vague even through binoculars, doesn’t count). A pride of six mature lionesses and one young lion walking alongside the river occasionally drinking and completely ignoring the half a dozen vehicles jostling for views meters away from them. I must say that in real life lions are a lot bigger than I thought they would be. Later that same day on an evening game drive we also saw a sleeping lioness with three healthy and playful young cubs. The cubs clambered and fought over a dead tree, all energy and curiosity, while mum languished behind them having a well earned rest. Chobe is ... read more

Hello, everyone. We have just spent three days just outside Chobe National Park, which is spectacular. (We are in a small town named Kasane and staying in a Lodge on the Chobe River.) We've seen just about all the big animals one can see in Africa, including the Big 5. We checked off Lion and Leopard in the past three days in our game drives in the park. There are no fences between the park and the town, so one is taking their life into their own hands if they walk the streets at night. (We haven't!) :-) Zach and Bill went fishing yesterday on the Chobe River. Zach caught two Tiger Fish (the most famous fresh water game fish in Southern Africa) They are known for their fighting. Bill caught nothing, but still managed to ... read more

Brrr.... erneut hiess es um 6.00 tagwach. Wir hatten nur Zeit fuer eine heisse Schokolade und dann gings schon los auf einen 4 stuendigen Marsch. Dieser war jedoch relativ langweilig da wir keinen weiteren Tiere sahe. Spaeter gab es jedoch ein grossartiges Fruehstuck. Ma Nachmittag konnten wir schwimmen gehen. Nur fuehlten wir uns nach dem Schwumm nicht wirklich viel sauberer. An diesem Nachmittag lernte ich also auch noch Poker spielen. Machte mir jedoch nicht sehr viel spass da ich mich dort schon verschuldete (wir spielten mit Streichhoelzer....). Am Abend ging es mit de Makoros zu einer Sunset Cruise. Was wiklich friedlich war.... read more