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Trip Start Aug 21, 2009

Trip End Dec 16, 2009

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Flag of Botswana Maun, Botswana
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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 in wide-mouthed rhino), so, in English, it became the white rhino. So, the other one, "obviously", had to be the black rhino. We saw six of them.

One of the most amazing sights at this stop on the trip was not the rhinos, but rather the blanket of stars over our head once the sun had set. In the Okavango, it had been pretty cloudy on both nights, so we didn’t get the full effect, but here, there was not a cloud in the sky and absolutely no lights to pollute the natural beauty. The stars rivaled the blackness in terms of space occupied. It was nothing short of incredible (a couple of bottles of wine also enhance this beauty J).

As much as I enjoyed this trip for the experiences that I had and the people I met, I cant tell you how glad I was to get back to Joburg – civilization, real showers, real food.