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Je ne suis pas de nature très alarmiste, le destin jouant son role, mais je me dois de vous donner ces informations trouvées sur le forum ci-dessous. http://www.overland.co.za/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1389-- Period: 2 – 27 May 2008

Day 10 & 11 Proceeded to Maun via the famed Lake Ngami, which is now just a dust-bowl. Camped at Island Safari lodge, which has nice shade and was further from the township than Audi. However the music and barking of dogs from the townships could still be heard from across the river. The camp site looks the same as 22 years ago when I last stayed there, and the ablutions unfortunately show their age. I was told by the manager that the Leroo-le-Tau group has taken it over, so improvements are probably planned. Security seems a problem, as a security guard was posted in the camp site for the night. Next time I would prefer camping at one of the places further outside of Maun. P60 per night. Booked at Bots wildlife at Maun for Moremi and Chobe. Have sympathy when you try internet booking in future, as they don’t have a computer and everything is written by pencil and filed in flip files, from a mobile home half under a tree. And this for an industry that is bringing in millions to Maun. Could not get a booking for Savuti.

Day 16 Drove up to Chobe, entering at the Ngoma gate. Encountered the biggest black mamba I have ever seen, on the road. It reared up with its head at the level of the Defender’s window when we suddenly came upon it. At Ihaha we were allocated camp site 3, close to the run down ablution block without solar power, working ladies toilets or toilet seats. An afternoon drive turned up 4 lions and numerous elephants and buffalo. It was full moon, warm and peaceful. The Chobe River was flowing by gently. We were sleeping in rooftop mode with the Explorer bow tent on the roof rack. At midnight I was awoken by the campers at the next site about 100m away, chasing a honey badger which was raiding their food. At 00h30 I was again awoken by noises at my campsite. When I shone my torch, I looked into a black face staring up at me from the opened back door of the Landie. He shouted at me to go to sleep, I shouted back at him to voetsek, as he started pulling items from inside the car. I did not at that stage see his two collaborators, but when I started to open the tent they started throwing rocks at me. Fortunately the rocks bounced off the shade cloth material that the fly screens are made of and did not hit me. They then started to run away, after further trying to distract me by throwing my wife’s guitar around. I got my strong spotlight and some self-defense measures that I had, out, as they were still hanging around within striking distance, but disappeared when I illuminated them. I tried to warn the other campers by blowing the hooter and shouting, but was told next morning that they thought I was having problems with the badger. They were also burgled that night. My loss was a cooler bag with cutlery and some food, a container with pills and medicines, and my Cobb, which was in a convenient carry bag. The camp officials were very concerned when told about the incident the next morning and called in the Botswana defense force, which sent in a patrol. Apparently this has happened before and is committed by Namibians who come across the river, but because the river is so wide at the moment they were not expecting these raids yet.-- Fallait pas que je vous le dise ? Bon trop tard on a tous pris nos billets d'avion mais soyez prudents...😉

Ce serait super si ceux qui partent les premiers peuvent donner des infos à leur retour, pour que ceux qui partent ensuite puissent en profiter Merci à tous

Bon voyage...