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Madikhudu Island, The Okavango Delta, Botswana

Posted by acarrico | 21st July 2008

Madikhudu Island was a pleasant place to make camp for the night. (Although if you ask Crystal she would probably tell you that there was death lurking around every corner - Crystal has developed a "healthy" sense of fear of the African ecosystem since living here). We found a nice spot to camp, shaded by large trees and only a few meters from the water. There was a hippo pool not too far away from our camp, and we could hear them snorting and growling throughout the evening. We went for a series of hikes during our couple of days there. During this entire excursion we really had no idea what to expect. There was no discussion of itineraries or activities, we just went with the flow. So, the fact that we were to be hiking 15 km or so through the African Bush was a surprise to me. I'll admit, I was a bit scared. Even though we were on an island, the Delta is part of the Moremi Game Reserve which is very densely populated with wildlife. Most of the animals, including the big ones (elepha

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