The cuteness factor
Sticking close to mama. Moremi National Park, Botswana
Dust bath 1, 2, 3.
Dust bath 1, 2, 3. Moremi National Park, Botswana
Next in a series…
A red-billed oxpecker having breakfast on a giraffe. Moremi National Park, Botswana
I don’t want to follow the crowd. Moremi National Park, Botswana
Communal bath; the bumps in the background… crocs. Moremi National Park, Botswana
Big bull rolling in the mud. Moremi National Park, Botswana
A handful of African birds
Southern red-billed hornbill preening, Moremi National Park, Botswana
White-backed vultures, Moremi National Park, Botswana
Southern yellow-billed hornbill, Moremi National Park, Botswana
Arrow-marked babbler, Moremi National Park, Botswana
Lilac-breasted roller, the national bird of Botswana, Moremi National Park, Botswana
Notes from the camper, Part 2
A bottle of designer ginger ale escaped from the refrigerator on a terrible, bumpy road. The twist off cap twisted off. In a normal place, the ginger ale-soaked carpet in the bottom of the camper would be pulled out and washed immediately. In a place that gets four meters (that is: 4 meters = 157.5 inches = 13 feet) of rain a year, this is a futile pursuit. Nothing dries. Ever.
Several days later: new place. Hosed down, washed off, scrubbed carpet hanging to dry. But,wait! There’s more. It’s raining.
And raining. And raining…
Carpet is overrated. Maybe I’ll go carpet-free until winter sets in.
First images of Africa
Koi San Bushman couple, Kalahari Desert
African darter sunning
Crocodile in grass
Okavango Delta ripples and reflections
Poling in a mokoro, Okavango Delta
Collecting turpentine grass for thatch, Okavango Delta
water lilies, Okavango Delta
roosting bats, Okavango Delta