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Category Archives: Tanzania and Botswana
November 23
Today we witness a very sad sight. We approach a waterhole to watch a herd of elephants drink. Not more than three meters from where we stop the truck an adult female elephant has collapsed and cannot get up. She … Continue reading
Cats, an Elephant and Termites!
We have a quick breakfast, break camp and head towards Khwai. Our first sighting is a group of trucks. There is a “kill” up in a tree. That means leopard. We hear from another guide it is the same mother … Continue reading
The Animal Kingdom
Yesterday, out of respect for one of our new found friends, we kept the blog to a few lines, but the events of the day demand we add an addendum to that edition. The entire day is an eye opening … Continue reading
Sleeping, Eating and Floating
We are camping, safari camping, not North American mountain camping. We have a tent just large enough to fit two cots and two small tables. Our cots have sheets, pillows and comforters on them. The tables have African motif cloths … Continue reading
African Wild Dogs
The weather this morn, chilly. I have to wear a jacket to stay warm while we ply the trails looking for whatever the wilderness will cough up. Since there is not the abundance of animals we have been use to, … Continue reading
Weather
Temperature After relatively nice temperatures in Tanzania we arrive to sweltering temperatures in Botswana. Kasane, a small town in the north, our safari starting point is 35C and rising. There is no breeze and the heat is suffocating. We walk … Continue reading
Khwai Village
Today we move to the Moremi Game Reserve, our last stop. We drive by the location of the wild dogs but they are not visible. It is extremely quiet and we see almost no wild life except impala. We stop … Continue reading
Birders
Pat is turning us into birders. He is been teaching us the names of all the birds that we see and hear. Unfortunately, we only remember a fraction of them. I only remember the ones I like. Like the Yellow … Continue reading
Safari Goodbyes
I wake up hoping to see an elephant today. I know, I am not supposed to hope for things. But I do anyway. After saying goodbye and thank you to Pula, Mosh and Dunga, we three head off for our … Continue reading