We have had a great time in Swakapomund. Yesterday we went on the dunes on quad bikes, looking at the wildlife there. Today we went for a two hour flight along the coast. The rest of the time was spent shopping and relaxing.
Internet is very very slow, and so not easy to add photos or anything. So we will be out of wifi for the next four days or more, possibly until we get to Capetown.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
August 26th. John is jumped on by a cheetah!
We had a 1&1/2 hour stop in Outja and caught up on emails and internet with the free wifi at a lovely German bakery. The toilets there were lovely and clean, so it was a pleasant break. Walked down a couple of blocks through the town to the supermarket and bought more water. We have been drinking purchased water everywhere, and needing lots every day because of the heat. However teeth cleaning and cups of tea is done with local wat
In the supermarket were some young women from the him ä tribe, which we were about to visit. The photos on Facebook will show them. The contrast between them and the business man in his suit was rather extreme. Lovely well-stocked supermarket.
From Outja we drove for about 15 minutes to visit the Himba tribe. This is a group of people who still live in the traditional way. There was a European man around the 1950s who married a Himba woman. She could not have children, so the adopted some orphans and set up a village for other orphans to be cared for by young women. There were some lovely young children there, and we were shown the traditional way the women clean themselves (no water, a herb smoke sauna), and how they live. An interesting place - there are 3-4,000 Himba people left. However a bit of cynicism raised because of the commercialisation of their way of life - there were a couple of other buses of tourists also there paying a fee to see the area and bringing food and school items.
From there it was a short drive to Otjitambi Cheetah Park where we were to stay. On arrival we went into the high-fenced owners house to pat the four tame cheetahs there. They had just been fed so we watched them devour their meal of meat. John was kneeling taking a photo of one when another came up and jumped on his back and took off his hat. The cheetah then proceeded to play with the hat! Eventually the hat was recovered in one piece. Jeromé also had the same thing happen to him later, as did Monica.
After we drove on a few kilometres to our camp site we were picked up by the owner and his father in a couple of utes with trailers, and taken to feed the wild cheetahs. We stood on the open decks,vans were driven into the large enclosures. The animals were thrown large pieces of meat, which they caught and dragged away to devour. There was another enclosure with a mother and three cubs, and one with a mother and two cubs.
Tents erected, shower - lovely and hot - then Liz was on cooking duty. Very easy meal to prepare - as we had a campfire we had baked potatoes, a bean salad, and steaks on the barbeque. Following dinner we were entertained by John reciting poetry and Amy singing a song, as well as Phil reciting a few limericks. Bed at 9.30 in time for an early start.
Alarm rang at 5.00am and we were all packed up and on the road at 6.30. The first town we passed through was Kamanjab. After that we turned onto a gravel road, wide, in good condition. Very dusty though. It was a long days drive. As we approached the Atlantic Ocean Coast, known as the Skeleton Coast, there was no vegetation, just sand as far as the eye can see.
Just arrived in Swakopmund. Staying here for three nights in proper beds. Going out for dinner tonight as a group.
In the supermarket were some young women from the him ä tribe, which we were about to visit. The photos on Facebook will show them. The contrast between them and the business man in his suit was rather extreme. Lovely well-stocked supermarket.
From Outja we drove for about 15 minutes to visit the Himba tribe. This is a group of people who still live in the traditional way. There was a European man around the 1950s who married a Himba woman. She could not have children, so the adopted some orphans and set up a village for other orphans to be cared for by young women. There were some lovely young children there, and we were shown the traditional way the women clean themselves (no water, a herb smoke sauna), and how they live. An interesting place - there are 3-4,000 Himba people left. However a bit of cynicism raised because of the commercialisation of their way of life - there were a couple of other buses of tourists also there paying a fee to see the area and bringing food and school items.
From there it was a short drive to Otjitambi Cheetah Park where we were to stay. On arrival we went into the high-fenced owners house to pat the four tame cheetahs there. They had just been fed so we watched them devour their meal of meat. John was kneeling taking a photo of one when another came up and jumped on his back and took off his hat. The cheetah then proceeded to play with the hat! Eventually the hat was recovered in one piece. Jeromé also had the same thing happen to him later, as did Monica.
After we drove on a few kilometres to our camp site we were picked up by the owner and his father in a couple of utes with trailers, and taken to feed the wild cheetahs. We stood on the open decks,vans were driven into the large enclosures. The animals were thrown large pieces of meat, which they caught and dragged away to devour. There was another enclosure with a mother and three cubs, and one with a mother and two cubs.
Tents erected, shower - lovely and hot - then Liz was on cooking duty. Very easy meal to prepare - as we had a campfire we had baked potatoes, a bean salad, and steaks on the barbeque. Following dinner we were entertained by John reciting poetry and Amy singing a song, as well as Phil reciting a few limericks. Bed at 9.30 in time for an early start.
Alarm rang at 5.00am and we were all packed up and on the road at 6.30. The first town we passed through was Kamanjab. After that we turned onto a gravel road, wide, in good condition. Very dusty though. It was a long days drive. As we approached the Atlantic Ocean Coast, known as the Skeleton Coast, there was no vegetation, just sand as far as the eye can see.
Just arrived in Swakopmund. Staying here for three nights in proper beds. Going out for dinner tonight as a group.
Monday, August 25, 2014
No idea of the day - have been told it is 24 August - Sunday
Yesterday we left camp beside the Kavango River at 6.25 am. It was a long days drive of 700 km. passing lots of little villages for the first part of the journey. I guess nothing much has changed in terms of how the locals live for 20,000 years. Mud huts and wooden and grass palisades to keep out the wild animals. Lots of goats being raised. The view was more of the same, hot and dry with scrub the whole way. Some of the White Namibian farmers have fenced their land and run big ranches.
We entered Etosha National Park and camped for the evening in a fenced enclosure, Numatoni. We went and visited a waterhole after dinner, but nothing was doing. Today, the 24th we drove across the national park and are now camped on the eastern side. We stopped at a middle camp for lunch and a swim - there is no getting out of vehicles in the park! It was a very warm, around 30 degrees. And we are advise that in Wellington there was snow on the Rimutakas recently! We left just after six am and didn't arrive until five thirty. Usual scurry to get tents up before it gets dark, unpack, shower, then have a drink while waiting for dinner, sitting in the balmy evening with a fence beside us keeping out the wild animals! The evening temperature drops doing to low single digits, a huge temperature fluctuation every day. After dinner, dishes if on duty (Liz), then we went to the waterhole. It is a securely fenced, floodlit area at the back of the camp. We had a black rhino come within 20 metres of us - amazing. There were also giraffes spreading their legs wide to get down to drink, and elephants, as well as a couple of jackals which were slinking around, blending in to the rocky area very well.
We have seen elephants, a black rhino, giraffes, zebras, a warthog, oryx, black-faced impala and springbox to mention a few animals today.
Monday 25th
We were woken a few times in the night by the lions roaring - a very powerful sound. It is very comfortable in our tent, however the nights get quite cool. Woke up at 5.15 and got dressed then, although the alarm was set for 5.30. Bedrolls deflated, sleeping bags packed, tent down, time for breakfast. Cereal, toast and tea. Then we had time to go back to the waterhole and were very excited to see a male lion there drinking. So we got a few good shots of him on the camera.
Back on the truck, and we exited the park at the western gate. Another tour truck was at the exit gate and had had all their 15kgs of vacuum packed meat confiscated by the guard - you are not allowed to take raw meat across checkpoints - however usually vacuum packed meat is able to be taken through. So the tour leader was burning the meat - otherwise the guard would have no doubt kept it to eat.
Just stopped in a town with wifi Outjo!
Yesterday we left camp beside the Kavango River at 6.25 am. It was a long days drive of 700 km. passing lots of little villages for the first part of the journey. I guess nothing much has changed in terms of how the locals live for 20,000 years. Mud huts and wooden and grass palisades to keep out the wild animals. Lots of goats being raised. The view was more of the same, hot and dry with scrub the whole way. Some of the White Namibian farmers have fenced their land and run big ranches.
We entered Etosha National Park and camped for the evening in a fenced enclosure, Numatoni. We went and visited a waterhole after dinner, but nothing was doing. Today, the 24th we drove across the national park and are now camped on the eastern side. We stopped at a middle camp for lunch and a swim - there is no getting out of vehicles in the park! It was a very warm, around 30 degrees. And we are advise that in Wellington there was snow on the Rimutakas recently! We left just after six am and didn't arrive until five thirty. Usual scurry to get tents up before it gets dark, unpack, shower, then have a drink while waiting for dinner, sitting in the balmy evening with a fence beside us keeping out the wild animals! The evening temperature drops doing to low single digits, a huge temperature fluctuation every day. After dinner, dishes if on duty (Liz), then we went to the waterhole. It is a securely fenced, floodlit area at the back of the camp. We had a black rhino come within 20 metres of us - amazing. There were also giraffes spreading their legs wide to get down to drink, and elephants, as well as a couple of jackals which were slinking around, blending in to the rocky area very well.
We have seen elephants, a black rhino, giraffes, zebras, a warthog, oryx, black-faced impala and springbox to mention a few animals today.
Monday 25th
We were woken a few times in the night by the lions roaring - a very powerful sound. It is very comfortable in our tent, however the nights get quite cool. Woke up at 5.15 and got dressed then, although the alarm was set for 5.30. Bedrolls deflated, sleeping bags packed, tent down, time for breakfast. Cereal, toast and tea. Then we had time to go back to the waterhole and were very excited to see a male lion there drinking. So we got a few good shots of him on the camera.
Back on the truck, and we exited the park at the western gate. Another tour truck was at the exit gate and had had all their 15kgs of vacuum packed meat confiscated by the guard - you are not allowed to take raw meat across checkpoints - however usually vacuum packed meat is able to be taken through. So the tour leader was burning the meat - otherwise the guard would have no doubt kept it to eat.
Just stopped in a town with wifi Outjo!
Saturday, August 23, 2014
August 22nd
We have seen a lot since our last update!
The sunset cruise on the Chobe River was an amazing way to see a lot of wildlife as they came to the river to drink. There were zebra, elephants, giraffe, warthogs, wildebeest, crocodiles and more, as well as many birds. It was a good way to get close to the animals, joining the many other water craft filled with tourists out doing the same thing.
On our return to camp we had a barbeque prepared by the camp staff - extremely well cooked steak (ie tough and dry) and tasty coleslaw, then it was time for bed.
19th August - In the morning we were up early 5.30 am, tents down, breakfast, then onto the truck and on the road before 7.30. John, Richard and Jeromé are in the group of truck packers, so with a full truck of 34 it is like solving a Tetris puzzle to get all the tents, packs and cooking gear fitting into the vehicle every morning.
So we drove for most of the day, about 650 km's including a stop between districts to get out and walk through some solution, and put our spare shoes into same solution - to stop the spread of some disease. We passed only the occasional settlement - all very similar with branches for a ring fence, a small thatched hut or two, washing on the line, sometimes chickens and a dog, goats and cattle and donkeys wandering freely about, and sand everywhere. All the children we pass wave vigorously at us and smile. The literacy rate here is over 80%, so most children are attending school. Botswana does not have a problem with water supplies, but it is all very dry and brown.
Our arrival at camp in Maun was at sunset, so tents were put up in the dark. A bonus was having a tasty dinner of sausages,potato salad and coleslaw at the restaurant at the camp site. After showering, dinner and preparing our small day packs for the next day and night it was time for bed.
20th August - we were up at 6am to pack up our tents, sleeping bags and mats and small day bags. After breakfast two trucks came, and we loaded them up with our tents, stools, and cooking hear for 24 hours. Then it was a 1&1/2 hour drive to the Okavango Delta to the mokoro base site, down a very sandy track. Unloading the trucks, we were settled into a mokoro (type of canoe) for our 1 & 1/2 hour trip up the delta.
The photos on Facebook will show the mokoro trip. John and I along with packs, sleeping bags and bed roll were allocated a poler, and he set us up for our trip. It was a very peaceful way to travel up the Delta, gliding though the reeds. Amy and Jeromé did not have such a pleasant trip as their mokoro leaked, leaving them with wet bottoms. Along the way some of us saw a water snake, and Liz saw a small brown snake on a trip to the long drop.
Once we arrived on our island bush camp site, we put up our tents and had lunch. Siesta time followed, and at 4.30pm we were put into groups and went for a 1&1/2 hour walking tour with a poler guide.
John, our guide, pointed out the various plants and we were able to walk up very close (less than 100m) to a herd of zebra. There were a few birds to spot, and a couple of red lechwe. It was just dark when we returned to camp.
After our dinner of pasta and vegetables, cooked on the campfire, we had marshmallows toasted over the campfire. Then our polers entertained us with some songs in Botswanian. We had to respond, so the group of 7 Kiwis did ourselves proud with a rendition of Po Kari Kari Ana before Amy sang a short burst of the chorus of Lorde's Royals with Liz and Therese singing the fill-in bits. The Australians sang Waltzing Matilda, John said a Cautionary Tale (Ben) and Therese lead around of 10 green bottles. Then it was time for bed, with a warning to check for eyes if you did have to leave your tent during the night!
21st August. The night was filled with the sound of frogs. Many of us went for a morning walk at 7am to see the game at the waterhole. There were a lot of zebra. However it was not much of a walk, which was the reason Liz went on the walk, while John "slept in" and put down the tent. After breakfast we returned to the mainland in our mokoros, then back to camp in Maun. We upgraded to an ensuite twin cabin for under $40NZ, and enjoyed a refreshing shower and washed all our clothes. After lunch, Liz and Therese joined the truck to head back into Maun to get some supplies. We left at 2pm and returned at 5.30. John and Richard joined those remaining at camp playing volleyball and having a swim, a much better option.
On return Liz was on truck cleaning duty and Therese on dinner. She and her team produced ä really lovely meal of mashed potatoes and devilled sausages. After dinner we sat around and talked, then went to our cabin at 9pm.
Sunrise every day is at 6am and sunset at 6pm. The days start cool but heat up and become very hot during the day. It is probably in the high 20s every day, and this is winter! Sometimes there is a slight breeze, but never much humidity.
August 22nd - Another early start, 5.45am, bags packed, breakfast, and away from camp at 7.30am. We drove through the countryside, scrubby and sandy, and turned off onto a one lane sealed road. There is a lot of livestock wandering around, sometimes over the road - donkeys, and cattle and goats. Many little villages with rondels, kids playing in the dirt.
Not wearing a watch means we don't monitor the time. We reached the border and it took about an hour for everyone to get processed out of Botswana. Back on the truck, drove 100 m and off into Immigration for entry stamps into Namibia. There is a 1 hour time difference, though in real time it would be 2.15pm it is now 1.15. So we have a 30 minute drive to our camp site. Writing this on the way, as there is wifi available at the camp.
The sunset cruise on the Chobe River was an amazing way to see a lot of wildlife as they came to the river to drink. There were zebra, elephants, giraffe, warthogs, wildebeest, crocodiles and more, as well as many birds. It was a good way to get close to the animals, joining the many other water craft filled with tourists out doing the same thing.
On our return to camp we had a barbeque prepared by the camp staff - extremely well cooked steak (ie tough and dry) and tasty coleslaw, then it was time for bed.
19th August - In the morning we were up early 5.30 am, tents down, breakfast, then onto the truck and on the road before 7.30. John, Richard and Jeromé are in the group of truck packers, so with a full truck of 34 it is like solving a Tetris puzzle to get all the tents, packs and cooking gear fitting into the vehicle every morning.
So we drove for most of the day, about 650 km's including a stop between districts to get out and walk through some solution, and put our spare shoes into same solution - to stop the spread of some disease. We passed only the occasional settlement - all very similar with branches for a ring fence, a small thatched hut or two, washing on the line, sometimes chickens and a dog, goats and cattle and donkeys wandering freely about, and sand everywhere. All the children we pass wave vigorously at us and smile. The literacy rate here is over 80%, so most children are attending school. Botswana does not have a problem with water supplies, but it is all very dry and brown.
Our arrival at camp in Maun was at sunset, so tents were put up in the dark. A bonus was having a tasty dinner of sausages,potato salad and coleslaw at the restaurant at the camp site. After showering, dinner and preparing our small day packs for the next day and night it was time for bed.
20th August - we were up at 6am to pack up our tents, sleeping bags and mats and small day bags. After breakfast two trucks came, and we loaded them up with our tents, stools, and cooking hear for 24 hours. Then it was a 1&1/2 hour drive to the Okavango Delta to the mokoro base site, down a very sandy track. Unloading the trucks, we were settled into a mokoro (type of canoe) for our 1 & 1/2 hour trip up the delta.
The photos on Facebook will show the mokoro trip. John and I along with packs, sleeping bags and bed roll were allocated a poler, and he set us up for our trip. It was a very peaceful way to travel up the Delta, gliding though the reeds. Amy and Jeromé did not have such a pleasant trip as their mokoro leaked, leaving them with wet bottoms. Along the way some of us saw a water snake, and Liz saw a small brown snake on a trip to the long drop.
Once we arrived on our island bush camp site, we put up our tents and had lunch. Siesta time followed, and at 4.30pm we were put into groups and went for a 1&1/2 hour walking tour with a poler guide.
John, our guide, pointed out the various plants and we were able to walk up very close (less than 100m) to a herd of zebra. There were a few birds to spot, and a couple of red lechwe. It was just dark when we returned to camp.
After our dinner of pasta and vegetables, cooked on the campfire, we had marshmallows toasted over the campfire. Then our polers entertained us with some songs in Botswanian. We had to respond, so the group of 7 Kiwis did ourselves proud with a rendition of Po Kari Kari Ana before Amy sang a short burst of the chorus of Lorde's Royals with Liz and Therese singing the fill-in bits. The Australians sang Waltzing Matilda, John said a Cautionary Tale (Ben) and Therese lead around of 10 green bottles. Then it was time for bed, with a warning to check for eyes if you did have to leave your tent during the night!
21st August. The night was filled with the sound of frogs. Many of us went for a morning walk at 7am to see the game at the waterhole. There were a lot of zebra. However it was not much of a walk, which was the reason Liz went on the walk, while John "slept in" and put down the tent. After breakfast we returned to the mainland in our mokoros, then back to camp in Maun. We upgraded to an ensuite twin cabin for under $40NZ, and enjoyed a refreshing shower and washed all our clothes. After lunch, Liz and Therese joined the truck to head back into Maun to get some supplies. We left at 2pm and returned at 5.30. John and Richard joined those remaining at camp playing volleyball and having a swim, a much better option.
On return Liz was on truck cleaning duty and Therese on dinner. She and her team produced ä really lovely meal of mashed potatoes and devilled sausages. After dinner we sat around and talked, then went to our cabin at 9pm.
Sunrise every day is at 6am and sunset at 6pm. The days start cool but heat up and become very hot during the day. It is probably in the high 20s every day, and this is winter! Sometimes there is a slight breeze, but never much humidity.
August 22nd - Another early start, 5.45am, bags packed, breakfast, and away from camp at 7.30am. We drove through the countryside, scrubby and sandy, and turned off onto a one lane sealed road. There is a lot of livestock wandering around, sometimes over the road - donkeys, and cattle and goats. Many little villages with rondels, kids playing in the dirt.
Not wearing a watch means we don't monitor the time. We reached the border and it took about an hour for everyone to get processed out of Botswana. Back on the truck, drove 100 m and off into Immigration for entry stamps into Namibia. There is a 1 hour time difference, though in real time it would be 2.15pm it is now 1.15. So we have a 30 minute drive to our camp site. Writing this on the way, as there is wifi available at the camp.
Monday, August 18, 2014
August 18th
We were up early and packed ready to go. Breakfast from the truck, cereal and toast, then the truck was packed up and we departed. There are 30 campers, a driver, tour guide, a trainee guide and a guide from Northern Africa on holiday. So there are 34 on the truck. It is like a bus inside, very comfortable.
After an hour and a half we arrived at the border, around 10.30. Disembarked from the truck and lined up to go through customs to leave Zambia. Passports stamped, we walked down the the ferry for the river crossing. It was a very short trip, about 5 minutes, and we were in Botswana. At that point it is the junction of Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia. We crossed the Chobe River at the Kazungula crossing.
Into the customs building to get our entry stamp for Botswana, then back in the truck for a short ride to the town nearest our camp, Kasane. Here we went to the Lido to get any provisions we needed, and walked around the other stores. Being a Sunday many stores were closed.
Arrived at our camp and set up the tents. It is a lovely spot beside the Chobe River. There is an electric fence along the river to keep out the hippos and elephants! Headed for the pool to have a dip, then sat in the shade for a while with a beer.
Liz was on cooking duty so from 5.30 she helped cooking the chicken and rice. Dinner was in the dark at 6.30, and then we sat around talking for a while before bed. There were a few hippos grazing just over the fence for while.
Sunrise is around 6am and sunset at around 6pm. Both happen quickly, there is no lingering twilight. There are quite a few lovely birds flying around, and we should see many more in Botswana.
Our group of travellers is quite a varied group, with quite a few oldies in it. So it makes for a good group to spend time with. This morning many of the tour went on a game drive, leaving at 5.45 am. We had done our great game grieves in Madwike, so were happy to sleep in, catch up on washing and chat to others for the morning. This afternoon we will go back to the local town to use the internet, and this afternoon we are all going on a boat cruise on the Chobe - there should be hundreds of elephants and hippos to see. Tonight will be a barbecue dinner.
At the shopping centre, just found free wifi. Will not have any for a few days now.
After an hour and a half we arrived at the border, around 10.30. Disembarked from the truck and lined up to go through customs to leave Zambia. Passports stamped, we walked down the the ferry for the river crossing. It was a very short trip, about 5 minutes, and we were in Botswana. At that point it is the junction of Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia. We crossed the Chobe River at the Kazungula crossing.
Into the customs building to get our entry stamp for Botswana, then back in the truck for a short ride to the town nearest our camp, Kasane. Here we went to the Lido to get any provisions we needed, and walked around the other stores. Being a Sunday many stores were closed.
Arrived at our camp and set up the tents. It is a lovely spot beside the Chobe River. There is an electric fence along the river to keep out the hippos and elephants! Headed for the pool to have a dip, then sat in the shade for a while with a beer.
Liz was on cooking duty so from 5.30 she helped cooking the chicken and rice. Dinner was in the dark at 6.30, and then we sat around talking for a while before bed. There were a few hippos grazing just over the fence for while.
Sunrise is around 6am and sunset at around 6pm. Both happen quickly, there is no lingering twilight. There are quite a few lovely birds flying around, and we should see many more in Botswana.
Our group of travellers is quite a varied group, with quite a few oldies in it. So it makes for a good group to spend time with. This morning many of the tour went on a game drive, leaving at 5.45 am. We had done our great game grieves in Madwike, so were happy to sleep in, catch up on washing and chat to others for the morning. This afternoon we will go back to the local town to use the internet, and this afternoon we are all going on a boat cruise on the Chobe - there should be hundreds of elephants and hippos to see. Tonight will be a barbecue dinner.
At the shopping centre, just found free wifi. Will not have any for a few days now.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
August 16th Livingstone
We were all up early and at breakfast around 7am. Then we had to pack up and leave our "luxury" tent. Took our bags over to the Toucan truck to be stored for the day, and met Mark, our tour guide for the next three weeks. There will be a group of 30 on our trip, with 4 staff. From tonight we will be sleeping in basic tents!
Just before 9 we were picked up by our taxi to go to the nearby airstrip. There we all boarded a helicopter for a flight over Victoria Falls. It was an amazing sight, and we saw all the different channels the water had eroded out over the centuries.
So we are back at the Lodge, and will probably spend the rest or the day relaxing by the pool, catching up on emails, and getting ready to hit the road. We have a tour briefing at 5pm. Not sure how internet access will be for the next few days, but will try when possible to do a post.
Just before 9 we were picked up by our taxi to go to the nearby airstrip. There we all boarded a helicopter for a flight over Victoria Falls. It was an amazing sight, and we saw all the different channels the water had eroded out over the centuries.
So we are back at the Lodge, and will probably spend the rest or the day relaxing by the pool, catching up on emails, and getting ready to hit the road. We have a tour briefing at 5pm. Not sure how internet access will be for the next few days, but will try when possible to do a post.
August 15th
Had a great sleep in our tents - on stretcher beds, very comfortable. We met for breakfast and then at 9.30am we got two taxis to Victoria Falls, about 7 km's away. Paid our entry fees, then got a guide and went into the park.
We walked to the various parts of the Falls. It is a magnificent sight, with a lot of spray - the water falls down into a narrow gorge and spray splashes back up. The day was quite warm at about 26 degrees. We walked over the bridge separating Zambia from Zimbabwe and placed our feet in Zimbabwe.
We taxied back and had a late lunch, or rather each couple shared a burger and chips since the portions were so large. Then a siesta before a very brisk swim in the camp pool. It's fair to say it was quite cool, despite the hot sun.
Tomorrow we are all taking a helicopter flight over the falls.
At present the order of the day is having Sundowners (drinks) on the banks of the Zambesi in the late afternoon sun. Just what holidaying in Africa should be about.
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