vacation continued...

After the ordeal about finally getting to meet up with my parents and staying an extra day in Joburg the trip went fairly smooth. We were pampered at all the resorts to an unbelievable level. I mean....after living on my own in Ghana for the past year and having to do all my cooking, cleaning, washing of clothes, fetching water and everything myself it was quite a shock to be given some amazing service and food. I mean, in Ghana, cheese is not commonly found nor is many of the fresh vegetables I have come to know and love when growing up in the states. So I think I put on at least 10 pounds during the trip! lol We tried absolutely everything under the sun, from lasagna, to cheese and crackers, zebra steak, crocodile, ostrich, kudu, fish, etc. All of which were amazing! The food was seriously top notch.
But on to the safaris!
We spent the bulk of our time on game drives. Where we climbed in some pretty rugged 4x4's and went driving about in search of animals of all shapes and sizes. Our first safari stop was in Botswana in a place called the Okavanga Delta. The largest delta in the world that doesn't end in the ocean....to be honest I never knew such a place existed. This giant river actually ends in the middle of the desert in Botswana creating such a lush environment that is full of all types of wildlife. When flying into the safari camp on a small cessna you can see just how vast and diverse of a place this really is. The delta is not small by any means, were flying over it for a good 30 minutes and there was water absolutely as far as the eye can see. Not only can you see the beautiful landscape from the plane, but looking down I was able to spot numerous giraffes and even a giant herd of elephants of 60+.And on the game drives we saw everything. Giraffes, Cape Buffalo, Lions, Leopards, Jackals, Hippos, Crocodiles, Wildebeest, Kudu, Impala, etc etc.
We had a great time staying at Camp Okuti, the staff and everyone was extremely friendly and the place itself was gorgeous. We had a fantastic ranger by the name of Solomon to drive us around and see absolutely everything we wanted to see.
And since the place is so full of water, when driving around in our safari vehicles in the Okavanga Delta we had to do some serious off-roading and go thru little ponds and small streams that at times covered the hood...
that's all for now, I'll try and post more within a day or two. cheers