After Namibia we headed to Botswana. Imagine elusive snorting hippos, yelping hyenas, roaring lions, and the sound of elephants nearby. This was our experience on the Okavanga Delta, it was an experience of a lifetime We had the opportunity to go on a "Mokoro" (a dug out canoe) trip, with the local polars. We were taken to an island, and camped there for the night, mind you there were no fences to keep the animals out, we were in their territory and i did not sleep a wink that night.
Hippos! i was scared out of my mind, they are huge animals and we were in a tiny dug out canoe. Good thing our polar has been polling for 15 years.
This is the delta, I did not take this picture, i just wanted to show you what we went on.
cooking dinner on the island Kao pronounced Cow
Our polar Justin, took us on a nature walk around the island, this heard of zebras were both curious but very cautious.
This tree is eaten by elephants, you can see the hole they made that Justin is sitting in
Justin made us a traditional meal : Pop and boiled fish from the Delta. MMM it was delicious!
Our Mokoro
Elephants on the side of the river
Huge Termite Mound
A sweet dog she just needed some love, she would follow me around nudging me to pet her more
Waiting to board our mokoro
Me and Justin our polar
There were lily's everywhere in the water
When hippos show their teeth it means they are giving us a warning, they did this a lot... i'm was surprised they didn't get more mad!
1 comments:
Wow, our little 5am jeep ride out in the park was nothing like this! We saw some hippo teeth and many other animals but it did feel very constrained and un-natural.
Being young and brave and having been in Africa before has to give you a lot of courage. I looks like it is truly worth the ruggedness, great photos and a never to be forgot experience! You rock, kids!
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