Shametu River Lodge, Namibia

Had a full day to spend in the area today. Last night we booked a morning game drive for 6:30 am. We were advised that this is the best time because the animals will be going down to the Okavango River to drink and it's also cooler.
The Bwabwata National Park does not rate really highly like Etosha, which we saw in 2023, but it turned it on for us. We saw the smaller Savannah Elephants, Buffalo swimming across the river, lions and to cap it off a Leopard. The Leopard surprised even Mr Ee, the guide who had promised us Impala and nothing more. There were also big crocodiles, water buck, bush buck, monkeys, squirrels and a gazillion birds. This is the top of the Okavango wetlands so it's green and lush on one side and dry and dead looking on the other. That took up 4 hours, which is long for a game drive.
Then in the afternoon I booked 2hrs of fishing. They provided the boat, which was like a party pontoon thing, tackle and a guide/boat driver. The price was very low since this is not really a haven for wealthy Americans, about $40 AUD. Good news was that it's lure fishing if you want Tiger Fish, which I did. I took some Halco Twisties to try but the guide said they are too small.
No, I didn't catch anything. Had four strikes and a hookup but the technique is weird. The guide got one of about 1kg. No picture, phone camera would not start and it self released.
The weird part was that we sometimes tried casting near Hippos. The idea is to catch a fish but not a Hippo.
Anyway the 2hrs turned into 3hrs. We had a good time. No fish but I learned a lot. Might have another go now that I'm an expert.
Tomorrow we shift to another lodge on another river so maybe there.
PS : Angela bought me a shirt like the safari guides wear. It's a bit big for me but it was $80 Namib, which is about $7.50AudBaca lagi