Botswana Trip Report - March 2007
Apr 7th, 2007, 07:58 AM
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Thembi - Thanks for your kind words. Actually there are lots more pics up at the Photobucket Site - there are subfolders entitled according to each camp or area. I just uploaded the VicFalls photos and a video of a dung beetle we saw on the road.
Shay Tay - Muchenje was a very nice surprise since I hadn't seen much about it on the internet. I must give credit where it was due - Celeste from Taga Safaris recommended the lodge, in fact she put together the whole trip, and if it wasn't for her we never would have considered Muchenje.
Shay Tay - Muchenje was a very nice surprise since I hadn't seen much about it on the internet. I must give credit where it was due - Celeste from Taga Safaris recommended the lodge, in fact she put together the whole trip, and if it wasn't for her we never would have considered Muchenje.
Apr 9th, 2007, 06:37 PM
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VeeR - silly me 
I have now managed to look at all your photos -what a fantastic trip! Loved the busy dung beetle video.
One thing about your trip report that I felt for you through was the Lion Encounter you ended up with the "wrong" company. Did your TA book that or did you arrange it on arrival? I can understand your conflicted feelings and dismay at finding out that this was not Antelope Park!
I have now managed to look at all your photos -what a fantastic trip! Loved the busy dung beetle video.
One thing about your trip report that I felt for you through was the Lion Encounter you ended up with the "wrong" company. Did your TA book that or did you arrange it on arrival? I can understand your conflicted feelings and dismay at finding out that this was not Antelope Park!
May 10th, 2007, 11:17 AM
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Vee,
I'm a little late to the party on this one, but just came across your trip report and had to say it is one of, if my THE favorite of mine that I have read. You have painted wondrous pictures in my mind. Botswana came to life in my head. I felt like Celie reading all of Nettie's letters in "The Color Purple." ;-)
Shane
I'm a little late to the party on this one, but just came across your trip report and had to say it is one of, if my THE favorite of mine that I have read. You have painted wondrous pictures in my mind. Botswana came to life in my head. I felt like Celie reading all of Nettie's letters in "The Color Purple." ;-)
Shane
May 10th, 2007, 02:00 PM
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Can't believe this thing got bumped back up after all this time.
About the Out of Africa store at Joburg Airport - I bought a pile of shawls that had a Made in K... (couldn't read the last letters of the country only hoping it was Kenya not Korea. Also bought the net with beading food covers - these did say made in China but I couldn't find them anyplace else. Two Kaross pillow covers, should have bought more. Then ran out of time - just as well as I had one overpacked shopping bag.
One of my best buys was at Muchenje - they had prints of watercolors done of the Chobe.
We are going back next year. So I have changed my vocabulary from "Wish I had done that..." to "Next time I'm going to do that..."
I will start bugging you all with questions in the very near future!!!
About the Out of Africa store at Joburg Airport - I bought a pile of shawls that had a Made in K... (couldn't read the last letters of the country only hoping it was Kenya not Korea. Also bought the net with beading food covers - these did say made in China but I couldn't find them anyplace else. Two Kaross pillow covers, should have bought more. Then ran out of time - just as well as I had one overpacked shopping bag.
One of my best buys was at Muchenje - they had prints of watercolors done of the Chobe.
We are going back next year. So I have changed my vocabulary from "Wish I had done that..." to "Next time I'm going to do that..."
I will start bugging you all with questions in the very near future!!!
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