Today we rode 85 k's from Livingstone to Kasane. We crossed the border of Zambia into Botswana. Passport control was quite quick on both sides of the river which was good. The border crossing meant we had to cross the Zambezi River on a ferry. The ride today was bittersweet. I didn't want to leave Zambia but I was excited to enter Botswana. Although only an 85k ride I didn't find it particularly easy. We climbed some rolling hills, endured humid conditions, and I managed to attract more sun than in the longer rides that had come before. The good news however related to me not being as sore in the saddle. The border crossing was a hive of activity and we found ourselves drinking a maize, sugar, fruit type juice supplied by a lady catering for the transient crowds. On entering Botswana we immediately spied Impala and a few k's further on we saw our first wild African elephants. We were delighted but cautious as to not upset them. We have been told there are plenty around at the moment and we need to be careful. We found some nice accommodation after camping for the past 2 days and we are all in a room together. Nice break from the tent. Tomorrow however we head off on a 300k stretch in which we will be camping wherever we stop peddling. The Botswana people seem nice. The county is sparsely populated compared to Zambia. There are only about 2.5 million people residing here compared with 13 million in Zambia. I don't expect to see as much roadside activity as in Zambia. We are heading off tomorrow to ride 160k into bush land. The lodge at Kasane is nice and situated on the Chobe River so it will be hard to bid our farewells in the morning. I will publish some rider profiles shortly to acknowledge the guys I am riding with and provide some insight into how they cope with the endurance cycling. I will probably lose network coverage for a few days based on our route but as soon as I can I will provide you a further update on our whereabouts. New photos published. Thanks Mum and Dad for helping with the girls. I hope your drive back to Melbourne was a safe one.