Makgadikgadi Pans

After leaving the Sitatunga Camp, we headed towards Nata.

A quick note about the roads.

Botswana is largely un-fenced. So there are animals

all over the place.

Livestock and wild animals.

Cows, goats, elephants, ostrich, giraffe, zebras.

All just walking around like they own the place.

Along one of the highways to Nata, we stopped a few times to check out the animals

that were hanging out on the roadside.

At these water spots we found elephants stealing some water from the

municipal water supply.

Apparently, some clever animals have figured out how to open these

water wells and other animals take advantage.

Slurp!

Vultures

Zebra carcass.

It's the circle of life.

Ostrich!

Our destination was a place I cannot pronounce unless I am looking at the word.

We arrived at our next campsite. the Nata Lodge.

After setting up our tents, we had a about 45 minutes before our

tour of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.

Most of us checked out the gift shop and the bar

and took advantage of the Wi-Fi connection before the trucks arrived.

Into another range rover.

Wildebeest

aloe plants

a hoodia

the hoodia is historically used by the San people to curb hunger and thirst

while hunting. You may have run across weight loss supplements

featuring hoodia.

It was winter, so the pans were all dry.

Apparently, in the summer months, some of the pans flood with water.

We were driven to the center of the large pan and were given

some drinks for a sundowner.

I chose this cider. Dry for the dry pans.

On and on and on and on...

Another glorious sunset.

Wildebeests

it was also here that I saw my first baobab tree.

Aren't they fantastic! They look like they were planted upside down.

Next stop: Chobe National Park

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