After our time in a Mokoro in the Okavango Delta we had 1 day off before heading there again, this time on a vehicle based 2 day, 1 night trip.
We were in a party of 7, good to chat with people as well as our guide Baker and Kasanga the cook (who ensured we were anything but hungry). It was really hot, we were drinking 3 litres of water a day plus tea and coffee. We camped at a really nice spot, overlooking a narrow stretch of water. In teh afternoon whilst we waited for it to cool down and go on our evening game drive we just watched the local stretch of water and it was amazing what we saw over that 3 hour stretch: baboons, mongooses, zebra, giraffe, waterbuck, african darter, hippos, storks, ibis .... The okavango is so full of life, it was amazing.
Camping under the stars was great - although the mun was so full that only the brightest stars were visable. The night was filled with the sounds of hippos, frogs and owls. We also heard hyena.
Our morning game drive on day 2 yielded lots more great birds and animals including 3 sets of lions - 10 in all (see Okavango picture set). Our drive home included a good portion of game drive and we were lucky enough to see another prode of lions with 3 females and 3 clubs and then to top it off a cheetah and cub - brilliant! Our vehicle, "Barry" was not so reliable - a flat battery meant that we had to push start it or keep the enging running - just as we left teh dusty dirt roads and hit tarmac it started misfiring - probably a blocked air filter, but no one could find how to access teh thing to clean it! We were caked in dust - so a shower and beer at teh campsite in Maun was very welcome. Next stop - Chobe national park and teh town of Kasane - more soon!
