about 600 km,flat and dry.passed the usual livestock on road,cattle ,goats and donkeys.saw some lovely ostriches.
Arrived in MAUN,the main tourist town for the Okavango Delta.checked into Okavango backpacker on edge of river.pretty set up,but not good for organising tours.so down to old bridge packpackers,where James had the goods.decided on a 4 day boat safari,one night back at his OBBP,then an overnight 4WD safari to Moremi game reserve
pleasant late pm watching river scenary,including local on a mokoro canoe,and cattle and donkeys grazing.
Thursday, 14 November 2013
VICTORIA FALLS-ZIMBABWE.27october,2013
one of the 7 wonders of the natural world.But not in full flow,altho still impressive.
we did a day trip,getting a minibus to border,then another minibus to the town Victoria Falls.A neat little tourist town doing well from all the visitors
a short walk to the falls.Kerry was filled in a survey for some tourism students
there is a lovely walk along a cliff opposite the falls,providing great views,then along the canyon below the falls,ending at the pretty bridge over the Zambezi river
for lunch we went to the supermarket for fresh fruit and yoghurt,it was just like a western one,well stocked,and not expensive
we did a day trip,getting a minibus to border,then another minibus to the town Victoria Falls.A neat little tourist town doing well from all the visitors
a short walk to the falls.Kerry was filled in a survey for some tourism students
there is a lovely walk along a cliff opposite the falls,providing great views,then along the canyon below the falls,ending at the pretty bridge over the Zambezi river
for lunch we went to the supermarket for fresh fruit and yoghurt,it was just like a western one,well stocked,and not expensive
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
HIPPO HEAVEN.Chobe Game Park-boat trip Chobe river,Botswana,26/10/13
This was fabulous.this was hippo heaven- so many,and up so close.they were on land and in the water.the guide said they are regarded as the most dangerous animal in Africa.
It was also elephant heaven - again,lots of them,and safely up close,along the waters edge
The large herds of buffalo were impressive.the impala look so neat.
The boat was such a relaxing way,on calm water,to see so much game.
CHOBE GAME PARK-4WD SAFARI DRIVE 26/10/13 Botswana
This game park was fabulous.It has a very arid land part,and a green part along chobe river,with many green islands,all belong to botswana.Across the river is Zambia
Our vehicle was a 4 WD truck with elevated seating for great viewing.
We saw lots of giraffes,zebra,elephants,impala and buffalo.
A highlight was watching a procession of elephants coming up from green floodplains and crossing between safari vehicles as the headed for hills
Thursday, 7 November 2013
BOTSWANA ROAD TRIP
It was another 600 km driving to border.we went through lots of scenary changes.south Africa had lots of agriculture,timber,coal,and game parks.
The next day we crossed the border into Botswana.it was flat,dry,and lots of simple houses.
There were lots of cattle,donkeys,goats and some horses,along and on the main road
We also saw ostriches,kudu,giraffes and elephants along road,not in game parks
RHINO HEAVEN 23oct2013
We left on tuesday with nick and jenn from greeenghost on our car trip.
HLUHLUWE GAME PARK was rhino heaven- so many,and up so close.
Also saw lots of zebras,giraffes ,impala and buffalo,and some elephants
The big five of game parks are lions ,leopards,elephants,buffalo and rhino,so we hope to complete the five at other gameparks
HLUHLUWE GAME PARK was rhino heaven- so many,and up so close.
Also saw lots of zebras,giraffes ,impala and buffalo,and some elephants
The big five of game parks are lions ,leopards,elephants,buffalo and rhino,so we hope to complete the five at other gameparks
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