Everyone found it very difficult to get up at 4am in the morning.We all ate breakfast like zombies and slowly climbed onto the truck where everyone swatched.Our sleep was interrupted by a police check for the Foot & Mouth Disease where we had to walk through some wet blanket in our flip flops in the cold. We drove on towards the Elephant Sands where we had fruit and custard for lunch…it was a good time to stretch out and wake up.We saw lots of elephant...

Woke up tired as we didn't sleep well at all…not only cause it was hot but the ground was uneven.Got ready and had barbecued toast…tasted disgusting. Loaded our Mokoros and set off before it got too hot.We enjoyed the scenery by seeing lots of butterflies & dragonflies.We serenaded and the others apparently enjoyed it.Before we reached the other end, our pole broke so we struggled to get back to the other side.Fortunately, a person came to deliver anoth...

Had a great sleep as it was warmer than any of the nights soo far.After a quick breakfast, Murray, the truck came to pick us up and by 7:15am we were on our way.One and a half hours into the journey we got stuck in the middle of a swamp so after several attempts of revving to get out, we finally had to call for help which didn't arrive for another 2 hours.During this time, some went for a swim, some strolled in the water, some climbed onto the roof of the truck...

After bringing down our tents, having breakfast and loading the truck, we went for a bush walk with the SAN people; a Botswana tribe. They talked us about how they live in the bush and what they eat, herbal medicines, how they make a fire and how they wash squeezing water from a fruit like a turnip. We got back to the truck and drove towards Maun, the tourist capital of Botswana.We stayed at a campsite called Sitatunga.Pitched our tents once again and had some...

Got up early and had pancakes for a change instead of the standard cereal for breakfast.We drove off towards Botswana.We drove around 527KM….one of our longest driving days so far. We camped at Ghanzi Trail Blazers.We set up our tents before it became dark while some people upgraded to the manyattas.Today was our turn to cook for everyone, so we made a vegetarian pilau which everyone really enjoyed so not only had second helpings but also thirds.We played the...