meanderstravels

Category: Botswana

  • Friday 1st February

    Trip through the Chobe Waterfront of the National Park. . 80 km’s along the Chobe river. 6 hour drive. Never seen so many elephants all along the banks. Also herds of buffalo, impala and Zebra. Giraffe dotted about also. Lots of birds to try and identify large and small. Good day out. Arrived back at camp at 3.30. Dunked in the pool and had a drink. Ate in the lodge. Stuffed mushrooms, salad, steak (of course) with nice veg, choc brownie and ice cream. All very yummie. Best food in Botswana so far. Watched the hippos drinking and dunking again, also about 10 Waterbuck passed through. 

  • Friday 23rd February

    Left Woodlands about 9.30am. Travelled into Francistown to do a bit of food shopping. This will be our last major shop until we reach Victoria Falls in 12days time! Hit market day, got into a taxi rank of about 100 vehicles! Nothing moved for ages! About to give up shopping when we saw a mall with a Woolworths (Africa’s version of M and S). Parked, shopped in a tiny shop to find Pick and Pay ( supermarket) around the corner! Set off for Nata Lodge. Advice from owner of site was keep to 80kph and watch out for speed traps. Arrived in Nata about 3.15 pm at a balmy 40 degree’s, it’s very hot. Chose site, sat for a few mins and decided to take to the pool. Had a couple of cool off swims, very pleasant. Ate in the restaurant, typical Botswana menu, but OK . Off to bed around 9.30pm