Water, water everywhere....Jacana Camp

First stop on our adventure in Botswana -- Jacana Camp.  But I should set the stage by telling you how we arrived there.  Just imagine 17 hour flight from D.C. to Johannesburg. Overnight rest. Early a.m. three hour flight from Johannesburg to Maun, From Maun, charter flight to airport (well, airport way over sells it...air strip in the middle of nowhere with no terminal, no restrooms, no buildings is a more acturate picture.)  Hour flight on 12 seater plane, picked up trucks, drove another hour, transferred bags and travelers to boat and cruised the Okavango Delta for an hour to reach Jacana. 

Can you say, "Thank God we made it." Pretty much how I was feeling.

Jacana, is a beautiful water camp. Incredible birds, antelopes, and even some large game like elephants. Peace and tranquility will be the lasting memories from Jacana, along with a very special ceremony arranged and prepared by the staff for George and I, as we celebrated our 25th anniversary.  More of that to come. First some Jacana Camp images of a few beautiful birds. Crane, African Fish Eagle, Crane, Pied Kingfisher in flight and at rest (bottom.)

Pula Pula

We have finally returned from our trip of a lifetime -- for those of you had not guessed or did not know -- we did a two week photographic African safari, traveling through Johannesburg, South Africa; Maun, Botswana; the Okavango Delta, Khwai and Linyanti in Botswana, and on to Livingstone, Zambia for a viewing of the final, missing chapter of the African Big 5.

Botswana was a remarkable country, with warm and wonderful people, stunning vistas and incredible wildlife. 

Pula means many things -- it's Botswanian currency; it means rain, and is said as everyone raises a glass and cheers, "Pula Pula" to encourage the rain to fall during this dry, hot season.

It's a beautiful land, and in the coming days, weeks, months, I'll share more information about the trip than you probably ever wanted to know.  It was special....and I am encouraging everyone I know to add a photographic safari to your bucket list -- an absolute must do.

Pula Pula to our new friends, Marlies, Bernhard, Angelique, and Martha from Switzerland, and the Big 6 - our incredible guide, Bapadile Brooks Kamanakao....and to our moturi and camp staff, Joseph, Timothy and Obi.

 And Pula Pula to African Portfolio, the adventure travel company extraordinaire who made this adventure possible. Check them out online. Really.

On Safari Photo Book

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