Day 286: The Smoke That Thunders

Dave May 26, 2013
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Sun. 26th May 2013 Today is the last full day of our Nomad trip and our last journey in Janis as we are heading to Victoria Falls (both the falls themselves and the eponymous town in Zimbabwe). First though, we …

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Day 285: Chobe National Park

Janet May 25, 2013
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Sat. 25th May 2013 We continue to head to Chobe National Park and still have 400km to drive today. There is not much time to savour the fact it is Dave’s birthday before we hit the road again.  We are …

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Day 284: A Different Planet

Dave May 24, 2013
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Fri. 24th May 2013 I might have missed the elephant in the middle of the night (see Janet’s post from yesterday) but I was woken at around 6am by the sound of what (I think was) a hippo using his …

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Day 283: On The Hippo Trail

Janet May 23, 2013
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Thurs. 23rd May 2013 As we dressed this morning we hear the roar of lions in the distance but will we get to see them? We had heard rustling and other noises in the night which were too distant to …

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Day 282: Okavango Delta

Dave May 22, 2013
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Wed 22nd May 2013 Our trip notes (which we read as much in retrospect when blog writing as we do in advance as part of our preparation) say that we are in tents for the next two nights. I’m not …

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Day 281: Home More Exciting Than Here?

Janet May 21, 2013
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Tues. 21st May 2013 The amount of driving each day is getting shorter and we have the luxury of not leaving until 8am. Also, our drive today is only four hours and on tarmac roads – how spoilt are we! …

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Day 280: Into Botswana

Dave May 20, 2013
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Mon. 20th May 2013 It’s just another one night stay for us in Windhoek and we are loading our bags into Janis once again. There doesn’t seem to be too much to see or do in Windhoek so we aren’t …

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