Days 33 and 34

(Dan’s comments are italicized)

This will be a very short post as we spent the last two days traveling.

But first, I want to apologize to all of you who have let me know that you’re trying to post comments but can’t. We don’t know what’s happening and can’t look into it until we’re reunited with my laptop in Gaborone ☹️ From our end, it’s a bit like shouting into an abyss and hoping that someone is out there 🗣️🥴

The last couple of days have been spent in the car! Yesterday, we left Windhoek (Namibia) at sunrise and drove to Ghanzi (Botswana). The border crossings were fairly painless, reminding us, once again, how Namibia and Botswana are great ease-into-traveling-in-Africa countries.

Today, it was back into the car as we journeyed to Maun (the southern gateway to Moremi Game Park). The family that runs the guest house is delightful with wonderful kids ranging in age from 15 to 4. The 4 year old was soooo cute. He was holding three different colored toy motorcycles when we met him. Rhia asked him what color each one was, and he told her the correct color each time. She then asked him how old he was. He just looked at her, so she prompted him with “Are you 3?”, and he said yes. So then she asked “Are you 4?”, and again he said yes. Rhia then looked at me and muttered “Thought so…he doesn’t know!” I was then put into the uncomfortable position of having to stifle a laugh. I realize that, traveling the way we do, we don’t get to experience anything remotely resembling luxury (or, sometimes, heaters that work, toilet seats, or towels that are large enough to dry ourselves); but we get to spend time with the neatest local people! One room was a bit tight for space and this is how they resolved the issue…

Tomorrow, our goal is to find a way to go to the Game Park without spending an arm and a leg. I suspect we’re going to have to get a little bit creative!