Maun, BotswanaTuesday, July 13, 2010
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Trip Across Africa DAY #16
I woke up this morning feeling really tired. But at the moment I remembered that I was going on a dug-out canoe with my dad, I was up and ready to go. We ate breakfast at the restaurant in the wonderful hotel we are now staying at, and then we set off in a Land Cruiser to the spot where the mokoros (traditional dug-out canoes) were “anchored” (well not really, dug-out canoes don’t have anchors).
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When we got to the spot that the mokoros were, we got into one, and were ready for an adventure. But then things really got adventurous when our navigator told us that the boat had a leak and we might sink. Fortunately, the guy knew what he was doing and had experience behind him…he only had to [bail out the water with a] bucket sometimes.
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The Okavango Delta was absolutely beautiful! The calm blue waters with the tranquil, peaceful sound of nothing surrounding you was absolutely fantastic. We stopped for a lunch break and then we set off again. When we got closer to the station where all the “mokoros” were at, our navigator saw some zebras and we stopped to take some pictures. We got to the station and I was glad I got to experience the tranquility [of a mokoro trip] on the peaceful Okavango Delta.
The Okavango Delta was absolutely beautiful! The calm blue waters with the tranquil, peaceful sound of nothing surrounding you was absolutely fantastic. We stopped for a lunch break and then we set off again. When we got closer to the station where all the “mokoros” were at, our navigator saw some zebras and we stopped to take some pictures. We got to the station and I was glad I got to experience the tranquility [of a mokoro trip] on the peaceful Okavango Delta.
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Jonas Young
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