Photo Album: Safari into Moremi Games Reserve
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We were up early before dawn on a mission, to ride a 4x4 for a safari into the Moremi Games Reserve, which is 80 Kms away. Unfortunately, the morning did not start well, the tyre was flat, and they only had a hand air pump....a 5 minute job turned into half an hour.
Anyhow, it was a cold chilly morning sitting in an open truck doing 80 Kph, fortunately, there were blankets for everyone.
Anyhow, it was a cold chilly morning sitting in an open truck doing 80 Kph, fortunately, there were blankets for everyone.
60 Km down the road, we had to cross the cattle fence, ostensibly for segregating wild lives from cattles from transmitting diseases. A lady was carrying a container of disinfectants to spray on the tyres and underbody of any vehicle crossing the line.
And we all had to step though a shallow bath of disinfectants.
Well before we reached the front gate, there were plenty of animals to greet us,
A breakfast was laid out by our guide before the gate.
Along the road near the gate, there are signage to various different private lodges either inside or outside Moremi, some are quite deep into the delta.
When I saw theses posters, which listed all the birds of Botswana, I thought it would be handy to have one, unfortunately, they were out of stock.
Not being a bird watcher, there certainly are plenty of bird species here, but seeing them and capturing on camera is a different story........
But there was this one, kept watching our breakfast.....a hornbill, I was going to see this more often, often when having lunches.
And our guide, Greg, showed us lion paw marks along the track, perhaps waiting in front....we wished !
Soon, a burst of radio activity ensued, Greg told us to hang on tight, seat belt on, and sped through the terrain.....take note, never sit at the rear of these safari trucks ! Higher up they are, but it is back breaking when the truck has to speed through rough terrains.......a mistake I swore I won't make again !! I ended up having sore muscles because of having to lift my backside away from the seat all the way.
We located what Greg was looking for, but they were shy and did not want to face us....that's the best I could get of a small family of lions, mother and cubs.
As we were still seeking the run away lioness, one of these Wildebeest was trying to charge towards my side of the truck. Luckily, it relented, and dashed through two vehicles, after deciding that the truck was going to win, fortunately for me.
But then, there are plenty of peace and calm everywhere.
What is he running away from....
We had lunch under a sausage tree, yes, it has sausage like fruits hanging about,
Shady it was, but I was not too keen to stay under a tree that was infested with birds, the thought of avoiding having added ingredients in my salad was high on my mind, not to mention the heavy "sausages".
The ensuing afternoon continued to be a feast of animals sightings in their natural habitats....except the so far illusive leopards.
A kudu....,
My time at the Okavango Delta was not quite finished yet. On the next day, I was to continue my trip up north western parts of Botswana, and cross over to Namibia, to explore the source of the Okavango Delta on the Namibian side.
Next Post : Crossing into Namibia and Pop Falls
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