Riley's Hotel Maun

Kharma Rhino Sanctuary was our last stop on our journey southward. I believe there are about 40-50 rhino at the sanctuary, mostly white – maybe 4-5 black. As a side note, the reason the rhinos are called black and white is not because of their color but rather because when the Afrikaaners told the white people what these animals were the Afrikaan's word sounded like white (although it meant wide-mouthed, as ...

... the truck&#8217;s wheels are being sprayed, we exit to tramp across a foot bath to treat our current footwear, and then it&#8217;s back on the truck. Cattle production has become very important to Botswana&#8217;s economy as it is its main export to Europe and this measure has become a necessary precaution to ensure its quality and quantity on the markets.<br><br>We stop at a couple of towns for a rest break and the difference with Namibian ...

We left Swakopmund at about lunchtime on Monday as we hadn't far to go to get to our next campsite in Spitzkoppe, named for the limestone rock formations of the area. The campsite is run by the locals and is a bush campsite. In other words no showers and a drop toilet. While some people headed off on a two hour bushman walk myself and Alan climbed one of the rocks to watch the sun set. Some others joined us just before the sun went down. It was yet another beautiful sunset. <br><br>The ...

... drug logs, and sterilizing surgical instruments. Once, Stephanie experienced a &#8220;dropped pedicle&#8221;, a large bleeding blood vessel deep in the body cavity, an experience that makes every veterinarian&#8217;s heart race. Chad threw on a pair of sterile gloves, and with little more than a grimace, reached his hands into the surgery site to hold back the organs while Stephanie searched for the offending vessel. Thanks to their teamwork, the dog ...

The border crossing into Botswana was also quite simple! A few statistics about Botswana: they were granted independence peacefully from Britain in 1966. The year after they discovered diamonds in the country (I bet that the Brits were bummed!). Around British independence, Botswana had a very low GDP and education rates were paltry. Since the discovery of diamonds, the country has radically transformed and is now ...

... than usual so there was water everywhere. We stayed two nights and went on a few walks though the most exciting thing we saw was an Elephant. On the last night we went in the Mokoros to the Hippo pond and saw some more Elephants on the way as well.<br><br>We got back to Maun mid afternoon and then went for a flight over the Delta in the ...

... right and centre. Mum ended up in just her jeans and bra whilst Oliver had the entire back of his shorts ripped off... not too sure how that happened but he is busy trying to gaffa tape and stitch them back together. I fortunately managed to escape any of the pool antics and stayed dry throughout the night. Martin, Jamie, Jay and Barsby weren't so lucky, although Barsby did somehow end up in the pool with a girl getting up close and personal so maybe he was lucky.<br><br><br><br ...