Our island camp in Okavango

The scenery with long grasses and reeds was stunning. It was very cold, however, and we were grateful for the fire the crew had already got going on the island when we arrived. They had already put our tents up, too, which was a bonus! We didn’t have long to familiarise ourselves with our new surroundings before we were back on the boats for a sunset cruise. There was just time for us to have a lesson in using the bush toilet – dig a hole and then cover what you do with soil. Termites will eat the toilet roll!! 😊

We didn’t see any specific wildlife on the cruise, but it was a spectacular sunset!! Once the sun had gone, though, the temperature plummeted. We burned an entire tree on the campfire! Henry surpassed himself with dinner tonight. We had a delicious vegetable soup, which was very welcome, followed by chicken and rice. None of us moved very far from the fire during or after dinner as it was bitterly cold everywhere else on the island!!Read more