 Seronga, a small town on the eastern bank of the Okavango River in the northern Delta |
 Cow checking us out, Seronga |
 Dock on the Okavango River, Seronga |
 Anne's Okavango Taxi - boat service at Seronga |
 Anne's Okavango Taxi, Seronga |
 Boat ride along the Okavango River through the northern delta to Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Papyrus along the crystal-clear Okavango River |
 Okavango River, Botswana |
 African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) in flight over the northern Okavango |
 African fish eagle in flight |
 African fish eagle circling overhead, Northern Okavango |
 African fish eagle in flight over the Northern Okavango, Botswana |
 Palm island along the Okavango River near Seronga |
 Okavango River near Seronga, Botswana |
 Papyrus swamps along the Okavango River near Seronga |
 Okavango |
 Northern Okavango near Seronga |
 Northern Okavango near Seronga |
 Northern Okavango near Seronga |
 Northern Okavango near Seronga |
 A big crocodile, Okavango River, Botswana |
 He ran into the water before we got too close |
 After a couple of miles on the main Okavango River, we turned into a narrow channel cut through the papyrus swamps |
 Channel cut through the papyrus swamps of the Northern Okavango Delta leading to Guma Lagoon |
 Papyrus swamps of the Northern Okavango |
 Cyperus papyrus, Botswana |
 Papyrus reed swamp, Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 Papyrus plant |
 Papyrus |
 Our group on the boat to Guma Lagoon, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 Occasionally, the channel was blocked by clumps of papyrus that had broken away |
 The boat would just gather up some speed and ram its way through the barrier |
 Small islands in the vast papyrus swamps support trees |
 On the boat to Guma Camp, around a two-hour ride from Seronga |
 The dock at Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Tent at Guma Lagoon Camp, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Toilet of a Guma Lagoon Camp tent |
 Patio overlooking a hippo channel, Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Pleasant terrace at Guma Lagoon Camp |
 White-Browed Robin Chat (Cossypha heuglini) |
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 Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus), Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus), Okavango Delta |
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 Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), Botswana |
 Different bird - Angolan B747 passes high over the Okavango Delta between Jo'burg and Luanda |
 The dog at Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Big tree at Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Old termite mount, Guma Lagoon |
 Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Bird nest, Guma Lagoon |
 White Arabian horse running for the stable, Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Horse, Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Horse, Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Guma Lagoon, Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 Guma Lagoon, Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 Guma Lagoon, Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 Our group on the terrace at Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Christian, Johannes, Stephanie, Reinhold, Ralph, Brian, Nicole, Anne |
 Impressive tree at Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Early morning, Guma Lagoon Camp, Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 The terrace at Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Heading back through the papyrus channel to the start of our mokoro trail |
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 Mokoro, the dugout canoe traditionally used for transport around the Okavango |
 One of our mokoro polers |
 Surprisingly, the mokoros we used were modern fibreglass boats |
 The small chairs made the mokoro somewhat more comfortable |
 Steffi & Johannes, Christian & Ralph |
 Start of the mokoro trail through an area of large trees |
 High water of the seasonal flood of the Okavango |
 Mokoro through the papyrus, Okavango Delta |
 Okavango Delta by mokoro |
 Okavango Delta by mokoro |
 Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) in flight over the Okavango Delta |
 Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) roosting - I had never seen a goose in a tree before... |
 Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) in flight over the Okavango Delta |
 Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) in flight over the Okavango Delta |
 Okavango Delta by mokoro |
 Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 Okavango Delta by mokoro through the papyrus swamp |
 Okavango Delta by mokoro |
 I was hoping to see some of the wildlife that makes the Okavango Delta famous... |
 ...but as the annual flood progresses, most of the wildlife retreats southwards as the water rises |
 There is little wildlife to see in the northern area of the Okavango Delta |
 To see the Okavango's wildlife, you need to spend the money and go to the Moremi Game Reserve in the south |
 African Fish Eagle perched over the Okavango Delta |
 African fish eagle |
 Okavango Delta by mokoro, relaxing until the day got hot |
 Okavango Delta by mokoro |
 Okavango Delta by mokoro |
 Grey Lourie (Corythaixoides concolor), also known as Go-away-bird |
 Steffi and Johannes |
 At our destination, a medium sized island where we hoped to see some wildlife |
 One of the mokoro polers led us on a walk around the island |
 An ancient baobab that just refuses to die, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Baobab with a hollowed out trunk |
 Baobab with a hollowed out trunk |
 Inside the still-living baobab tree |
 Two palms, Okavango Delta |
 Baobab tree, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Baobab tree, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Baobab tree, Northern Okavango Delta |
 These trees are so impressive |
 Baobab tree, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Baobab tree, Northern Okavango Delta |
 A fallen baobab tree |
 Walking safari on an island in the Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 Baobab tree, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Baobab tree, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Elephant damage to a tree trunk |
 Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
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 Lillies, Okavango Delta |
 Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Botswana |
 Another hardy tree that refuese to die, Okavango Delta |
 Termite mound, Okvango Delta |
 Wildlife - one of three elephants we saw on our walking safari |
 Big bull elephant, Okavango Delta walking safari |
 We have his undivided attention... |
 We'd best keep our distance... |
 Elephants, Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 Elephant, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Elephant, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Elephant, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Elephant, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Elephant, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Elephant, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Elephant, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Elephant, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Elephant raising his trunk |
 Elephant sniffing for us |
 Large nest, perhaps Hamerkop, Okavango Delta |
 Back in the mokors after a light lunch on the island |
 Ralph and Christian on their mokoro |
 Mokoro, Okavango Delta |
 Lilly, Okavango Delta |
 Lilly, Okavango Delta |
 Dragonfly, Okavango Delta |
 It's getting hot... |
 Nicole, Okavango Delta |
 Nicole and her mirrored sunglasses |
 Reinhold and me in our mokoro, Okavango Delta |
 It would be great if more of the route was through the trees like this |
 Mokoro trail - almost back to the starting point |
 Mokoros among the shade of the big trees, Northern Okavango Delta |
 Okavango Delta |
 Palm, Okavango Delta |
 Swamped mokoro - luckily Stephanie and Johannes got out before the poler lost his balance |
 One of the mokoro drivers with a fresh Okavango hat |
 Botswana hat made with a lilly pad and flower |
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 Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Botswana |
 Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Botswana |
 Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Botswana |
 Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Botswana |
 Mokoro loaded onto the speed boat for the ride back to camp |
 ...it felt a bit like one of those chase scenes out of a James Bond movie |
 Speeding through the papyrus swamps of the Northern Okavango Delta |
 Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) in flight, Okavango Delta |
 Papyrus Swamps, Okavango Delta |
 Sunrise, Guma Lagoon Camp, Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana |
 We had a big day ahead - flying back to Namibia via Maun so we had to get an early start out of Guma Camp |
 Sunrise from the terrace of Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Sunrise from the terrace of Guma Lagoon Camp |
 Big crocodile near Seronga |
 On the river headed back to the airport at Seronga |