Jul
06
2008
Just outside of Chobe National Park, we stopped at a campsite that was appropriately named “Elephant Sands”. Multiple elephants congregated around the watering hole to drink and bath probably about 100 feet from the bar where we were eating our typical lunch of cucumber, tomato and mystery meat sandwiches. The highlight of the actual park was the sunset cruise, […]
Jun
07
2008
Since we had 4 hours free time in the Okavango Delta when we arrived, our tour leader suggested we play a game to help pass the time. The name of the game is Survivor, although others may know it as Assassins or a variation thereof. The rules of the game are this: you receive on […]
Jun
07
2008
To get to the Okavango Delta, we took a mokoro (dugout wooden canoe) ride out to an uninhabited island. It was basically like a Gondola right, but in the middle of Africa instead of Venice. We arrived at our “embarking” station after a 2 hour bumpy ride and a “foot and mouth” check point. As […]