Kasane, Botswana to Zimbabwe border, via Kubu Island We all enjoyed camping at Chobe Safari Lodge, it is an upmarket lodge that's very artificial and feels very weird after being bush for the past 6 days but just being able to sit around our camp without having to be on the alert for lions, elephants, baboons was a welcome rest bite. The camp had some resident warthogs and it was great to see Arabella's confidence in chasing them away every time they came close ...

Sleeping with the wild animals on our trip from Maun to Kasane, Botswana The safari vehicle turns up early at Old Bridge Backpackers to pick us up, Lucky's brother Robbie (our guide) has been delayed on another safari and Elliott another guide will be with us until tomorrow where Robbie will take over. Luca straight away wants to go in safari vehicle but the tar road out of Maun the vehicle will travel at speed and will be cold and tell him that after the Vet fe...

Chilling out in Maun, Botswana It's been a long day for us all and feeling like we have a bit of cabin fever from sitting in the car for 2 days straight so it is a huge relief to arrive in Maun. Our first stop was trying to find places that can service the White Elephant and get all the other work done. This we manage to source and arrange an early start on the work the following day. Because we arrived in Maun early we had no accommodation booked and we wanted ...

Etosha National Park, Namibia We take our time leaving Opuwo as we only have a short drive to Etosha, we weren't really sure what to expect after having a fantastic time in Kruger and wondered what would better than that experience. We pass through another Vet fence and they confiscate some pork sausages, we were kindly given the option to cook them up roadside and then take them into the park but we declined and continued on our way, it is very difficult to get...

Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Skeleton coast and the Himba, Namibia The day after our desert trip was Sunday we were planning on going to Swakopmund for a couple of nights but we decided to stay put and wait for the garage that Len had recommended to us to open on the Monday. It was relax time and with electricity we let the kids go on their tablets and I caught up with the blog, Edwina used the Laundromat and I also found the petrol cap in the back of the car. On Mo...