Got the fridge fixed in Maun, we think we got fleeced but we needed it fixed. It was fixed in African time i.e. sometime after the promised hour! Spent several nights in Chobe National Park both at Savuti and by the river. We met up with Seagal, our guide when we last came to Botswana. We tracked him down first in Moremi and then again in Chobe (we are getting good at tracking!). It was really good to see him again and catch up (although I think we rather surprised him!). We had our first flat tyre, not bad after thousands of miles in the bush. However we were looking for the big Savuti pride of lions who were in the area at the time. Fastest wheel change I have ever done with the thought of 20+ hungry lions in the vicinity who hadn’t eaten for a week!! These guys catch elephants for goodness sake!! Got the type fixed in Maun for a cost of 20 Pula (around 2 pounds sterling)
Also used the winch to get us out of the sand-ridge in Chobe, very soft indeed. So rather glad we had one.
Saw more Leopard in Chobe (we have been very lucky indeed). We did also see the big Savuti pride, so many it was difficult to count. They didn’t kill while we were there but the young males spent hours play-fighting and the dominant male was either roaring, sleeping or mating. We also saw Lion with a giraffe kill near the Kasane gate in Chobe (sorry for the photo but this is life in the raw).
We are now in Livingstone for a few days. George the Land Rover has sprung a fuel leak again (got the last one fixed in the UK before we left). There is a weakness in the solder on the tank around the vent pipe and it shakes apart on these roads. We are going to get a service done at the same time as we have done 9,500 miles now.