The Okavango basin is a river basin (from Angola) that ends in the desert of Botswana. Given the surrounding dust ball, this area is a magnet for mammals - animal & human. Water never looks so enticing than when its surrounded by desert. For wildlife its a hotspot. Sadly, it saddles several borders (Nambia, Botswana & Zimbabwe) so poaching is a problem. Not in Botswana though.
Given its a river basin the way to explore is by boat. Having been out in the Kalahari, the overwhelming impression is one of life. For start, the birdlife.. Egrets, commerants, storks, herons, ibis watch you as you speed by. I get a sense of "heart of darkness" as I leave civilisation & head into the delta. The impression is that there is much more ahead.
Firstly the elephants stand their ground. Not happy that a smelly two stoke boat is interrupting their breakfast. They rip the reeds out of the river, shake them vigorously to remove soil then munch.
The hippos watch. Keeping cool. But are really are up for a fight.
I am watching this with four Germans from Dusseldorf & a lady from New York. " So Trump or Clinton?"I asked."I'm for Trump, through & through...Bit of a loose cannon isn't he?..He knows how to run a business...Does he? He's been bankrupt twice?." Silence. From the Germans "Anyway this about running a country not a company". Fair point. Q. Michelle Obama " We need an adult in the White House".
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