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Botswana: Dreaming on the Delta – Part Three

Lotus flower in Botswana's Okavango River

As the Earth’s largest inland delta, Botswana’s Okavango is graced with tremendous amounts of water. The Okavango River system fans out like a huge hand, as if welcoming you to come aboard for a sail. (Or, smacking you for being foolish enough to float on a liquid highway for hippos and crocs. Think of it as a Rorschach test.)

One of our greatest joys in Botswana was our time spent on this river, gliding through inlets and lagoons lined with papyrus reeds and scattered with lotus flowers.

*Sigh.*

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Botswana: Dreaming on the Delta – Part Two

When you hear the word “delta,” images of water generally come to mind. But in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, rivers and ponds compete for space with dry land.

And on this open land full of grasses, gnarled bushes and strange trees, you’ll see incredible wild animals just about everywhere – walking, running, sitting, nuzzling, perching, loping away…or staring right at you.

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