This
morning, we had a boat ride into the delta.
We power-boated from a backpacker hostel to the mokoro site, where we
transferred to a hollowed out canoe (the mokoro). Lee, our poler (think Venice boats) poled for
two hours through the delta, and we arrived at our campsite on the 30 sq km
island around 11:30 am. I turned off my
phone for the trip, and was actually very accurately telling time by the sun
that day. Lost the skill after a two hour nap at the camp site, though. Bummer.
We had lunch and all took turns trying our hand at poling. It defies everything I know about boats, but it was really fun. We set up our tent and dug our pit latrine. I was really excited! The first time camping that I wouldn’t have to worry about bears in the back of my mind. Great!
Then we
saw the island. I am pretty sure that The Lion King could have been set here
in there were just a few more large rock formations. It’s unbelievable. Herds of wildebeests,
giraffes and zebras keeping watch and nomming with each other, baboons chilling
on rocks, bones left by lions and scavenged by hyenas. So we didn’t have to worry about bears. Just leopards, lions, hyenas and elephants.
Luckily, Lee can spot animals from miles away. He could even spot crocodiles
from a fair distance. 
The two
days we were there we spent six hours walking around the bush of the island,
tracking animals. The rest of the girls
had their first sighting of African elephants, which was exciting, and the
birds of the delta are remarkable! So
many colors! 
By the
end of the trip, we were dirty, smelly and tired, and had tons of remarkable
photos! In Maun, we stayed with PeaceCorps volunteers who offered up their home
to couch surfers, so we got a hot shower and warm floor to sleep on, which was
great after dirty, chilly camping.
Thanks Lindsey and Trevor!!
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