Into Botswana

Today was another big day. We drove for many hours, not much actual sightseeing, just getting from A to B. This meant driving from South Africa into Botswana. And crossing the border into Botswana. Every evening we have our daily "briefing" with our tour guide, it takes about 30 minutes and he goes over the next day and what we can expect. Yesterday we got lot's of info on crossing the border, and we all were a bit nervous. As it turned out, it was a piece of cake. But, rules and regulations in Africa change often, and one can never be sure that what was the rule 6 months ago is still applicable today.

Botswana, we are told, is the riches country in Africa, due to it's large diamond reserves. It is a very thinly populated country, and we drove for many hours and saw very few towns or people along the way. 

There is also very little traffic, and people drive very considerate and mostly careful. It is really not hard to drive here. But don't speed, tickets are costly! 

People and animals seek the shade unter the few trees that are actually green. We are here still during the dry season. Today the temperature went to 34 celcius. 

Not much going on along the road, this is in Botswana already. We are told that tomorrow's drive is going to be mostly dull and monotonous. We are working our way up towards Chobe National Park and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. But more on that another time.

At night we always end up at a very nice campground, we park our RV's, chat with our new friends, and enjoy a few cold ones.

Most campgrounds also offer rondavels for rent. These are the ones at today's campground.

Here we are getting ready for our nightly briefing. 

Not sure when I can post again, heading to Chobe National Park and then Zimbabwe the next couple of days. Thanks for reading!