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14th September 2006

Location: Maun, Botswana

Crikey! A lot can happen when you don’t get internet access for a few weeks and you don’t update the website! We are now in Botswana and the adventures have begun to accumulate. On the way to the border Phill’s suspension snapped. We were saved by a local farmer who had the part welded and ready go within the hour. Saving us many days of delays.

Once in Botswana we camped once on the side of the road hidden by bushes and next at a camp ground in Nata. from Nata we decided to take an unplanned tour of the Magkadigkadi salt pans. A four hour ordeal of soft sand, spills and punctures. When we finally sighted the open expanse of the pans we really felt like we had been rewarded for the effort. Camping on the salt pans was like camping on the moon.

Bobonong to Salt Pans Images

Chronicle blurp

We spotted wild elephant crossing the wild and rugged Botswana border, before sleeping out in the open. We gassed through to Nata and spent some time relaxing at Nata Lodge, a nice establishment, mainly by the poolside. Many overland travelers were there, many of which recommended we view the Makgadikgadi salt pans. We did. The trip in was hard on soft sand, but the reward was worth it. Arriving at sunset and full moonrise at a vast expanse of nothingness was comparable to stepping onto a new planet.