Botswana


Day 1 – 9th June 2019

Having spent our last evening in SA at friends in Lephalale, we used the Grobler’s Bridge / Martin’s Drift Border Post on route to Francistown.  The Botswana side’s card machine was not working to pay the fees, but there was a bureau de change where we could swop rand for pula.  The cost of the crossing was BWP 217 for multiple entry. It took an hour collectively to go through both sides.

A pleasant surprise was bumping into our travel companions at Grobler’s Bridge.  We all stopped off in Francistown to buy meat (as we could not bring any over the border), and were looking forward to getting to know each other over a braai at Woodland’s Stop Over, 15 km’s north of Francistown on the A3.

A super first evening was had by all.  By evening 18h00 we needed to don jackets as the chill crept in.   We agreed on an early start for Kasane, where we would be staying at Senyati Safari Camp.

Day 2 & 3 - 10th  and 11th June 2019

Because Peter and I had decided that we had seen Chobe too many times, we had a lovely late sleep followed by a wholesome brunch – delicious!!  We spent the rest of the day at Senyati's water hole watching the elephants, reading and sorting out the vehicle in anticipation for our border crossings tomorrow;  into Namibia, and from there into Zambia. We plan to stay at Kabula Lodge, 70 km's into Zambia, on the Zambezi River.  Peter shall have his first cast for a tiger!!!!!

I'm afraid photo's will have to wait until we have a stronger wi-fi signal!

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