After leaving the tallest dunes in the world in Namibia we headed through to the Etosha Pan for some game drives and then it was off to Botswana. First we were off to the Okavango Delta for some bush camping near a beautiful swimming hole to doze off to sleep to the sound of roaring lions, mokoro rides (they are Botswanian canoes which are pushed along by poles in a gondala style) and for game walks. I was well impressed with the game drives but they are nothing on a bush walk in search of animals lead by your guide (our guide was Shakes) armed with his magic stick that seems to ward off any danger - well it worked for us. We saw leopards, zebras, elephants, impalas, hippos, giraffes, baboons and snakes - heard the
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