Had to have my damn Tivas fixed again and a haircut,not many choices so ended up with a 4 minute $3 haircut, the guy turns on the fan behind my balding head and the little hair I have left starts flapping and he just jabs away with the scissors, was unbelievable. I guess you get what you pay for and besides the hookers didn't even hit on me, that's how bad it was. Tom however greeted two girls sitting on the pavement and then they shadowed us and Tom asked me what they were saying to him, if only he had his hearing aid attached !!! I told them to bugger off and told Tom he can't greet every girl he see's. Got up at 5:30 walked the town flat but to no avail could we find a cup of coffee, so we headed south crossed the two border in three hours , actually went well all things considered.Found a McDonald s at noon and cowed down and had the best cup of coffee ever, Tom was ravenous and livid that the burger he got did not look like the picture he ordered from. The roads are lovely her, no stray dogs or donkey carts or people stumbling around in the road, noticeably safer than from where we have come from , mostly obey the rules of the road which is real nice for us.
Stopped in Jaco for the night, found a real nice place at the beach for $40 , I guess will wait and see how it looks in the daylight cause once again arrived in the dark, but much safer to drive at night here, no potholes, no pot , no dogs.
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
2 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.