2023-07 Botswana

Wendy and David go to Botswana!

This was a trip organized by Backcountry Journeys and Grant Ordelheide was our photography guide. I worked with Grant previously when I did Canyons of Utah in the Winter so I knew this was going to be good!

It takes a while to get there. Flight to Newark, NJ. 7 hour layover. Flight to Johannesburg, South Africa, delayed 2 hours. 15 hours on the plane. Get through customs, overnight at the airport hotel. Flight to Polokwane, South Africa. 2 1/2 hour drive to Pont Drift border crossing. Exit South Africa. Cross the Limpopo River dangling from a cable in a small steel cage. Frankly, I thought Wendy was going to say HELL NO, but she was a trooper. Enter Botswana. From there it was a 15 minute drive to Tuli Lodge.

The accomodations were awesome and our "tent" was a building that incorporated a bunch of canvas in its design. Very comfortable. No heat. None. Instead the staff would put a "baby" in your bed. A baby is a hot water bottle with a soft furry cover. It works astonishingly well. We slept fine every night when we were not awakened by elephants or baboons.

I took great (and a great number of) photos and Wendy went along for the ride as a spotter. She's a good spotter. We had a very small group and the other photographers were easy to get along with.

I don't know when, but I'm likely to return to Africa.