Elephant crossing the channel in the Delta in front of us - awesome!

Well sorry I ran out of money yesterday! We are on pay as you go here in Botswana and it is proving a little more than we expected.

So anyway we got to the Mboma Boat Station after plenty of wildlife encounters, the interesting one a breeding herd of elephants when we came around the corner.. fortunately Clint was driving (as we were towing the trailer) and no incidents which was great. Had lunch at the station and then loaded our things on board for our second boat trip into the Delta for the night.

Shaba was our boatman/guide and we had a fabulous trip out to the campsite. He put up a tent for us with 'beds' in it and also dug a loo with a stool toilet chair which is a bit of luxury in the bush! We collected some firewood for our fire later that evening and then set off on a boat safari.

What a fabulous place the Delta is, especially when you get deep inside. The bird life is always spectacular and the wildlife stunning. Lots of elephants around this time which is lovely, also red lechwe. We had sundowners on a lagoon with hippos popping up in the distance. Just perfect!!!

Got back to camp and Clint started making a wonderful dinner as usual. We sat around the camp fire and were all mesmerised as one is. Had a lovely night and turned in for bed. Woke in the middle of the night to find an elephant munching the trees and bushes close by to our tent - fantastic.