Chitabe Camp. 02 Jan 2011,con't Arrived in time to catch the only other two couples at the camp finishing their lunch. Had half a sandwich before siesta time. Very hot here. Our evening game drive was shared w the Belgian couple. The terrain here is very different. We are in the Okavango delta proper now, and the camp is on an "island". It is very marshy in spots and mostly sandy otherwise. Wild sage everywhere and many dead Leadwood trees lend and ee...

I have only a short time on line before we head off again, so I will have to cut and paste from my journal. No time to edit, I'm sorry if it's full of boring details. Botswana. 30 Dec 2010 Early breakfast in Joburg, sitting on the deck in already hot sun with lots of amazing fruit, and the always charming (if glacially slow) service. It remains so old world here. So gracious, loosely formal and almost overly...