Dimwits Millennium Trip 1999

[Richprins]

We were all the same age, I was a few months ahead!

[Klipspringer]

How was the rhino sanctuary?

[Flutterby]

RP reveals his true identity!!

[Richprins]

The sanctuary was lovely, Klippies! Something totally new, especially all the soft sand!


We left the next morning after lengthy packing..by the end of the trip we packed up a whole campsite in a quarter of the time compared to the beginning, as everyone knew their special roles. Dwarf was "Rabobi" (Spiderman), operating solely on the roof of the vehicle!


It was very hot indeed and I was depressed, as said...going further and further into the middle of nowhere..


One thing that disturbed us was the hundreds of hobbled donkeys that crept around next to the road...the following is quite a benign internet pic, the Tswanas use wire around the front ankles.

Roads were good and we neared the Makgadigadi pan at one stage, and thought we would drive to it where it is nearest the main road!


And turned around smartly...it is not a welcoming place at that time of day.

There are many graveyards along the route, just to add to the atmosphere. One oddity is that some graves are covered in shading. this was to help the people "sleep better", which I like and would also want that please.

[Richprins]

We stopped at a ghastly place called Rakops, to check out the scenery a bit. The little towns all had gigantic heaps of empty bottles lying in certain places, which made us thirsty!


We saw a wall made of bottles somewhere there, sort of like this!

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One thing that we loved was being stopped by a rather haggard individual in a back alley. He was not going to waste our time, and did not beat about the bush, and said: "My Lord, I only want your likwa."

We duly provided him with some liquor, and that became our saying for the rest of the trip when requesting a refill!


Around mid-afternoon we arrived at Maun, quite a large place and much more organised!

We attended one of the couple of pubs in the place (There must be many more now), to stretch legs try some likwa. We discovered two things...St Louis Beer and Rum and Tonic, which is quite nice but not on a permanent basis!


We lost a lot of time with these experiments and reached our overnight spot, a fishing camp nearby, quite late.


My first view of the Okavango River!

The Dimwits pitched a very rudimentary camp and went off to the lodge for more experiments but I was sulking and guarded the camp. It was nice when a storm began brewing and I watched, lying on my stomach like some young Gerald Durrell, the entire process of termites leaving their nest to fly away to a new destination! It is a complex process that involves workers building a sort of airstrip, and is highly to be recommended!


Our campsite later!

(Notice one flip-flop is already missing from the bull-bar)

The next day we were in Namibia quite quickly and the story will carry on there!

[Lisbeth]

You didn't visit any of the interesting places along the road.....or maybe they did not yet exist

Which month was it?

[Klipspringer]

Strange trip, you travel far for only.

[Alf]

You still get the St Louis Beer today. Even here at Liquor City.

Not a bad beer

[Mel]

Washing machine one the roof Must try that when and if we get back to the corrugated Kgalagadi roads.
Although I doubt there was much water left in your machine after half a day roadtrip

Enjoying this

Just wonder, why you only go with plate faces these days - you haven't changed at all and still look 30

[Pumbaa]

That wall made out of bottles is looking interesting