A few days ago fellow leader and Canadian Travis Steffens and I flew up to Botswana for a couple days to scout out a new resort that we are going to be using for our upcoming trip. Three flights took us from Cape Town –> Johannesburg –> Maun –> To the middle of nowhere. It was so amazing to see such a vacant land below as we flew over the delta and into the wild. At the dirt landing strip we were greeted by Katembo, our ranger and guide for our stay. After a 45 minute off road trek to our “lodge” we were greeted by the staff singing native songs as they handed us our welcome drink. Sandibe if you didn’t know (how could you?) is located just off the Okavango Delta, a river that can be described as “the river that never finds the sea”.
The next 3 days were jam packed with activity! 6:30am: wakeup call. 7:00am: breakfast. 7:30am: get in the land rover to look for game. Come back for lunch around noon. 3:00pm: high tea. 4:00pm: head back out to find more game. 8pm: dinner. Needless to say it was a busy trip! Below are some of my favorite shots. National Geographic eat your heart out. Of course I took a bunch more which I would love to show, but 3 days ago I got hit with the African Flu (or so I call it) and I still have yet to get over it. The good news is that it’s not malaria, but the sick and twisted side of me was hoping it was. What a great story to tell my guests! :) More photos to come soon.
Katembo showing us the skull of an Elephant who had passed away last year.
We saw this male leopard in the morning playing games with a female. I think it was hide and go seek.
He didn’t seem to be bothered too much by us gazing at him. He had tunnel vision that morning.
Our ranger is just to the left of him with a treat and can be heard whispering, “Siiit…ok now beg…beg.
Smart leopard. He uses a termite mound to get a good view and find his lady friend.
Have you ever had a bird poop on you? Imagine if an Ostrich could fly.
A rare shot of a Lilac breasted roller. A very shy bird indeed.
Just before dinner we ran into a mother and her 4 cubs tired from a day of doing nothing.
Just as the sun was about to set the mother and her cubs headed out to find some dinner. 20 minutes later she killed a warthog.
Took this shot at night with a red light pointed on a dead elephant carcass. Turns out the elephant was shot because it was a danger to guests.
The last morning Katembo took us on a hike showing us how to track animals.
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Having a quick tea break. My drink of choice: Gin and Tonic.
by Dan
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