What a night! We stood surrounded by dozens of baobabs that are illuminated at night. We arrived in the early afternoon, enjoyed lunch and then a swim in the large pool that was (almost) ours. We then set up our camp and looked for shade. A problem because the trees do not produce leaves at the end of the dry season.

On November 3rd, 2024 there was another early wake-up call. The sun rises here shortly before six o’clock and an hour later it gets hot. So, it’s better to use the early morning hours to drive, even if you have air conditioning. (We only switch it on when it gets uncomfortably warm in the cockpit. This way you get used to the temperature, which now reaches around 40 °C!)

Along the road we met ostriches, giraffes and elephants – so it’s better to drive carefully! We arrived in Maun around lunchtime. At the airport we found the Duck Café, which I had visited for the first time more than thirty years ago. At that time, it was run by a German woman who was married to a big game hunter. Now the cafe is run by Botswanans; and very good. We ate a fresh salad and had an iced coffee for dessert. Yummy!

Strengthened, we continued our journey towards Ghanzi. After a little more than two hundred kilometers we reached the El-Fani bush camp, where we camp. We do this in the shade of a tree, right next to the shower area where we refreshed ourselves. A cold Windhoek capped off the day!