Okavanga Delta

Trip Start Nov 04, 2006

Trip End Dec 31, 2006

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Flag of Botswana Okavanga, Botswana
Thursday, November 23, 2006

Today we were up a 7 (for some reason, as we had nothing really to do today) to go to visit a nearby village. \this village was very developed compared to some of the others we had seen, but still seemed very basic and backward to most of us. We had the joys of wintesseing the local slaughterhouse in action, where a cow was being filleted and skinned for sale to the local villagers. There were some interesting sights as a man who had a stall with the sign "hair cuts" on it, also seemed to be ome sort ot religious man and also sold cassetes - yes cassetes - of local music! I guess he had many strings to his bow.

As our tour had nothing scheduled for the rest of the moring, we took it upon ourselves to arrange another mokoro trip and game walk. THis time, as it was later in the aftrnoon, it was not as hot. On our mokoros the guide explained how a lot of the plants growing inthe delta were edible, litle did we know that we were being served this as part of our dinner that evening.

So, for dinner we had a traditional meal prepared for us consisting of local fish mixed with waterliliies, something called pap, which is basically maize boiled and butternut squash. The pap was definitley an aqcuired taste although some people said that it was normally a lot better. As is their custom, the men were served first before the ladies, which we were quite chuffed about - like this African culture!

After dinner we were treated to local singing and dancing by the ladies of the village we had visited in the morning. This was quite a treat and we were asked to participate in some of the dancing. So, we donned skirts just like the locals and had to shake our junk just like them, however, being a mostly white and German group, I wonder who really was being entertained, as the locals seemed to enjoy our "display" a little too much!

Thankfully this is our last night to share our sleeping quarters with all the bugs as tomorrow we leave the Delta.

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