Left home 5am. Swarms of fly/beetle type thingies with pungent odour crashing into windscreen - no idea what they were but there were thousands. Slow border crossing at Martin's Drift due to delays in road tax queue but otherwise pleasant. Stopped in Palapye to get lunch at Wimpy.
Torrential rain storm just outside a traffic congested Francistown.
Speeding fine (P300) at Tati - good giggle despite circumstances as I was trying to take a photo of dejected Luis but the policeman thought I was taking a pic of him.
Apparently that is not allowed. Eventually, I was focussing on a rainbow with a dead tree as lock point. Next thing the cop appeared in my view finder. He was intent on going for a widdle against the aforementioned dead tree. Figured if he didn't want me to take a pic before, he definitely wouldn't want evidence of his act of public indecency. Very tempted but I couldn't do it. It's my favourite camera and lens when all is said and done. Hit another massive rainstorm shortly after that.
First time we've been to Botswana in the rainy season - can't get over how green everything is. Also, lots of water lying around.
Arrived at Nata Lodge around 6ish. What a lovely place. Chalets are beautiful.
Had a lovely supper and went off to lounge for an after dinner drink Jen was terrorised by a rhinocerous beetle (huge) which she swiped out of the air right into Ray's lap. Ray shot up!!!!
8 Feb 2014
Good night's sleep for all except Jen. Onto the road after scrumptious continental breakfast around 9ish. Elephant sighting within 20 kms of leaving the lodge.
Many more on the balance of the journey to Kasane. Lovely trip. Lots of raptors especially yellow billed kites
Not raptors but nice sighting
Met Raymond at Kasane customs - checked out there and into Namibia on Impalili Island.
Boarded house boat ... Heaven ... I'm in heaven!
Lovely, tasty tuna salad for lunch plus pecan nut pie. Will be even fatter when we leave this boat!
Moored at Elephant Bay for the night.
Lion roaring in the distance. Boat game drive.
9 Feb 2014
Up at 5:30 to go on 6:30 game drive. Some interesting sightings including up close and personal with a hippo and some new birds
Pygmy Goose
White Crowned Plover
Impala enjoying fresh morning
Back to boat for breakfast then out on another game drive. Man, I love this life.
Malachite Kingfisher
Long Toed Plover
Gallinule
Kittlitz Plover
Yellow Wagtail
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