Maun

In Maun we initially planned to stay at the same Rest Camp that housed us last time, but it seemed to have become another victim of the havoc that Covid inflicted upon the hospitality industry. Instead, we went with an option that was recommended by some German friends that we'd met on a previous trip. Discovery BnB was absolutely lovely, and the owner informed us that our friends had actually been stranded there during Covid. No wonder they knew it was a good choice!

Our travel party split up in Maun. We had arranged for P&J to fly into an exclusive lodge, deep in the Okavango Delta, so Mel and I took a day to relax before setting off on our own adventure. A lazy lunch in the garden of the Okavango Craft Brewery certainly helped on the relaxation front.

We wanted to spend 2 nights camping, so this limited our options to locations close to Maun. We already arrived from the south, would be departing to the north, and returning later from the west. East it was. Guided by this logic we had chosen to visit Nxai Pan National Park. I had actually visited this park briefly in 2011, but only to see the famous Baines Baobabs. We were curious to see what else it had to offer.

The road from Maun to Nxai Pan was pretty uneventful...for the first hour. Then we noticed some shadows on the horizon that weren't the typical goats or cows. It was a zebra. Then another, and another, until we lost count. Throw in a pair of elephants and we had more action by the side of the highway than you'd get in most hides. It turns out that marauding elephants had destroyed a water main, and created themselves a makeshift waterhole. Hopefully the animals hadn't all left the park to hang out here?Okumaya devam et