Drove across the salt pan to see the baobab trees at close
hand
Then headed off to Meno A Kwena which was not really very
far but we couldn’t drive through the park instead we had to drive half way
back to Maun. Arrived at the camp just
as the sky was darkening and the first rolls of thunder could be heard. We opted to leave our bags in the car and
have a coffee whilst watching the storm.
This was a good plan! Within
minutes the wind got up and another colossal storm raged around us with huge
claps of thunder directly overhead, winds whipping through the camp and
torrential rain. Everything was soaked
including our tent so it was as well we hadn’t brought all our kit in.
The camp is set on an embankment above the Bobeti river so
has superb views. In June-August it is
famed for the views of zebras coming down from the Makgadikgadi National Park
to drink on the opposite side of the river.
However, with the torrential rain it is very unlikely that we will see
much as the animals will be able to drink from pools now in the park and the
start of the rains also mean a lot of animals will immediately start their
migration deep into the salt pans. We
did however get to see a three hippos in the river, and lioness and her three
cubs in the torch light after dinner.
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