The Rhino Sanctuary in Botswana

Yesterday we traveled to the Rhino Sanctuary in Botswana, it was amazing. We saw so many animals, plenty of Rhino, the sanctuary has over 30 white Rhino and about 5 black Rhino, we did not see any black ones, but about 20 white ones all up. We now know how to tell them apart.

Mother and Baby Rhino, at the waterhole

We also saw ostrich, jackals and springboks.

Springbok

One of the Jackals

We saw lots of vultures, zebras and wilder beast. The place was crawling with game.

Another mother and baby. The breeding program must be going well, lots of females had babies with them.

We also got bogged in the sand. Two Aussies we met earlier had told us they got bogged in the sand, so it was no surprise. The roads in the sanctuary were a nightmare.

Pushing the submarine out of the sand. Most vehicles just passed us, but one 4WD stopped but he had not rope. About 8 minutes later a South African family stopped and they had a rope. So together they managed to get us out. Pushing got us nowhere.

The Chalets we stayed in were okay, we had to share our bathroom with the two Italian ladies, but the accommodation wasn’t too bad. Except, we were driven to our chalet in the dark, and then Pumy drove off to take the others to their chalets and we had no idea where we were. We had no phone and no street lights so we could not have found our way out in an emergency. The place is also not fenced, so the Rhinos and the 9 leopards could be just outside your door. That wasn’t great. Luckily nothing happened but Marta is in her 70’s so it could have. There is no health and safety in Botswana.

Our chalet, the way we saw it, we arrived in the dark....

Today we travelled back into South Africa and we used a different border crossing, things went much better. It was still slow, but not as bad. People say Australians are laid back, if so, then the South Africans are horizontal….. Nothing happens fast, not shopping, purchasing lunch, crossing borders nothing. It tries your patience sometimes.
Pumy took us to the airport and we said goodbye to our fellow travellers. I have the email of some of them, but as you know you do not always keep in touch with people you travel with. I hope to catch up with the French family when I next go to the tour.

South Africa and Australia are very alike. This notice made me think of home.

Narelle and I are now in our hotel near the Jo-burg airport. Tomorrow we fly to Singapore.

That's all for now

Cheers

Lones