The first night we went out for a dinner and drinks. I was looking forward to trying out some traditional Botswanan food but it seems to be hard to come by here. Veggie pancakes filled with spinach had to do, and it was very tasty. The beer was a Namibian affair called Windhoek - I'd completely forgotten how gorgeous ice cold beer tastes after a hot day.
The second day in Maun was very chilled out. I ventured out in the morning, but the rest of the day just spent in the house & the garden playing with my camera, reading and cooking. And snoozing - the heat is taking me a while to get used to. The plan was to leave very early today, but both Anna's and Graham's computers got nasty viruses and they're still trying to sort them out. It's nearly midday now, and we're hoping to leave as soon as possible so we'll get to the camp before it gets dark. It's going to be a 7-h drive, most of which is on a dirt road.
Maun is the tourist hub of Botswana, filled with sarafi tour organisers, rich tourists in their 4x4s, and locals in their donkey carts. There's even a Nando's. The animals happily graze on the roadside and mingle with the cars on the driveway: so far I've spotted cows, donkeys, goats and something that resembled a wild boar. It still feels like I'm watching a documentary set in Africa through the car window rather than being in it. The women do carry heavy loads on top of their heads. They smile. They wear colourful clothes.
But the real adventure starts tomorrow.
3 comments:
you've made it to africa!!!! keep us posted.
My South African work colleague tells me that Nandos started off as a small restaurant near Jo'burg before hitting the big time worldwide. So, the Nandos in Maun was probably there way before we got our first taste of it in London!
Look forward to the first report from the bush! Raj
HI Eeva,
Hoping you're having more fun than ever ;) thinking of you lots missey! xxxx Gina
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