Neither of us had an alarm but we could hear the polers up & about. Vikki had decided to have a completely peaceful day in camp. Tessa arose to go on an early morning (game) walk and here she is to tell you about the day: It was a serene start I had a makoro to myself and the sun just risen as we poled to the walk start. Following my poling class yesterday I have a greater appreciation of the difficulty of gliding with grace through the reeds. It was a gre...

The beginning of a fantastic two days out on the Delta. We had to be very organised and early as we were being picked up at 0730. We were taking all the kitchen stuff, food for two days, stools for all of us, our tents, mattresses, sleep gear, personal wear & food for lunches ... this was going to fit into 12 mokoro (the local "dugout canoe" although now made from fibre glass). It was remarkably lacking in chaos. We were picked up in two safari vehicles wi...