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Published: August 3rd 2009
The start of the Delta
These are the Mokoro canoes.We left Zimbabawe on July 2th. I was verys sad the whole day. Zimbabwe might be my favorite country in the world, besides home of course!
Going to Botswana, they have a very interesting procedure. You have to actually get out of the vehicle and walk across this dirty towel that is supposed to clean your shoes. I don't get it but you have to do it throughout the country. It is supposed to stop some kind of disease.
The first twon we were in was called Kasane. The grocery stores were all fully stocked and business was as usual. You could tell that this country has not experienced the same hardship as Zimbabwe. We stayed at a camp just outside of Kasane, which was littered with cats. It made me miss Saydee and Little One so much! Which in the long run made me very homesick and I missed everyone. I was sad about leaving Zimbabawe and depressed about missing my family and friends. The first couple of days in Botswana were hard, but it wasn't the country's fault. We left Kasane and headed for Maun, the capitol of Botswana.
In Maun, we stayed at a campsite
Floating the Delta
It took 2.5 hours floating in these canoes before we arrived at the campsite. called Sedia Hotel, which is a proper hotel. Of course, we camped in the back on the hotel and never really saw the inside.
On August 1st, I went to Okavanago Delta. We took a three hour Mokoro, which is a small wooden canoe, to an island in the middle of the delta. We went for a bush camp overnight. The campsite was very crowded. There were 22 of us travellers and then 12 crew members.
We were tucked into this small area close to the water. The reason being, safety from the wild animals. We did go on an evening bush walk, which Jen and I decided to spice up with a bottle of wine beforehand. We saw zebra, wildebeest, and girafee. We also saw huge termite mounds that the little guys make with dirt and their spit.
The most facinating thing for me on this teip was the animal poop. Giraffes have very small poos. They are human size which just makes me laugh. They say it is because they have really good digestion.
Jen and I left the Delta early on the second day. It really wasn't my cup of tea. I am glad I
Daytime Moon
You can always see the moon during the day here. did it but I would not do it again. There are so many bugs that cover you while on the mokoro. I was bit by a spider almost immediately while we were setting up our tent. Again, because it was winter, it was freezing. The sunset however, was beautiful. The crew was fabulous. I give this experience a 7 out of 10.
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Nicky
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Sunsets
Wow, the sunsets are really breath taking.