| vango River never reaches the ocean, instead it | | | | satellite navigation, because as the water lilies began |
| spreads out over the Kalahari in an astounding maze | | | | to close for the night our group suddenly arrived at |
| of waterways, separating the vast landscape into a | | | | one of the delta's many islands to set up camp. After |
| patchwork of islands, crystal clear lagoons and | | | | a brief inspection to make sure hippos had not |
| meandering channels. | | | | checked-in before us, we pitched our tents and after |
| One of Africa's most precious natural resources, the | | | | another delicious meal drifted off to the sounds of |
| water of the delta is a magnet for wildlife including | | | | the African wilderness. |
| elephant, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, hippo and crocs! Not | | | | Early morning is one of the best times to see the |
| that the presence of predators seemed to worry | | | | delta. As the sun rose we were back in our mokoros |
| our local guides who steered us through this reedy | | | | making our way to a nearby island, to then head off |
| maze in traditional wooden mokoros. | | | | on foot in search of wildlife. After a few minutes our |
| As our guide poled his way through the dense | | | | guide's pace slowed and all of a sudden we found |
| papyrus reads further and further into the delta, the | | | | ourselves face to face with a family of giraffe! |
| incredible scenery and birdlife kept us utterly | | | | This was an absolutely fantastic encounter that I will |
| enthralled. Hours later it occurred to me, "How does | | | | never forget, and it's just one of the many reasons |
| he know where he's going?" | | | | why my Okavango adventure is still one of my all |
| Our guides must have some kind of built-in natural | | | | time favorite travel experiences! |