Last night we went to sleep to the sound of Hippos snorting 100 meters away and this morning a monkey stole our coffee creamer. Just your average day on the Cape to Kigali ride
Yesterdays ride was 350km to a place we had heard about called Drotskys cabins, in a remote location on the banks of the Okavambo. It’s an amazing place. An incredible isolated lodge carved out of the forest with superb camping sites where we pitched our tents.
We are camped right next to a lagoon off the river where Hippos like to sunbathe. The can’t get up to our camp because we are about 20 feet up an incline, but it’s which is quite comforting The wild life is stunning. There are troops of monkeys hanging around and kudu in the forest along with all the water creatures, including crocodiles that mean we’re not swimming in the river. Andrew went to the shower block last night and was joined by a huge owl which just stared at him for ten minute.
In the evening we took a river boat in the twilight to dinner at the lodge. Andrew laughed at me for saying this but I tell you. It was like a déjà vu experience…of the Disney Jungle Cruise! Pop culture has ruined me for real life.
The ride continues to be an adventure. We have some great Go Pro footage of the tracks and roads we’ve been down [and a nice shot of me dropping the bike in a sand trap] but the internet connection isn’t good enough to load them. Maybe later.
We’re tired and grungy so we’re taking a rest day. Andrew is working on a few things on his bike while I am trying to sew one of my saddle bags back together that didn't like the sand pit dropping idea.
Today marks one week on the road and so far, we’ve travelled 2,700Km. I have loved every one of them. Apart from the sand traps that is. We continue to head North in this beautiful country of Botswana that we are captivated by. In a couple of days we’ll cross briefly back in Namibia and then into Zimbabwe where we’ll both see some old friends. Andrew will be having a meeting about the Youth Hub and I’ll be speaking at an assembly in a school with my old YFC colleague Sheunesu. I think I’ll talk about faith in Jesus and the adventure that that leads us on. That seems to be appropriate.
