Vacation Part 3: Maun

Maun is beautiful.  We flew in from Gabs, since I didn’t want to make my mom suffer TOO many all-day bus/combi rides. We went to the Old Bridge Backpackers, dropped a few things off into their safe, and headed out on a 3-day 2 night camping trip in the Okavango Delta. I’ll have to photobomb the actual backpackers another time, but it’s a pretty cool place.

 Liliac breasted roller. One of the prettiest birds I've ever seen.

Mom and I eating lunch on an island lunch break.

So, our boat had some mechanical issues and another came to replace it. We are apparently high maintenance. And by that I mean our guide wanted a boat he could steer properly.

Storks! They are a lot bigger than I thought they would be.

Zebra bums.

Our campsite.

Mom, content next to a termite mound.

Elephant, complete with waterline!

A presunrise boat ride to look for hippos.

Oh hai.

Water lilies!

We got to ride in makoros, traditional dug out canoes.

Then we got to go basket shopping in a local village in the delta!

More phants.

Our classy bathroom at camp.

Wildebeast!

We ate like kings at camp. A tablecloth? We are fancy.

Giraffe!!!! Not the best picture of one from the whole trip, but the first I've ever seen in the wild.

One of the cool things about game walks, as opposed to game drives, is seeing footprints, scat, bones, and other easily missed things used to track animals. Elephant footprint!

Carol, our guide, and mom on a big termite mound.

Gorgeous sunsets always.

We were sad to leave the delta, but then we went onto Kasane, home of (almost) ALL of the animals.