Gweta Lodge

As it turns out (as you can see) there is Wi-Fi at Gweta Lodge, here in Gweta, Botswana.  So I'm going to tell you about our trip today to the Makgadikgadi Pans.

The vehicle we used today was a cross between a pick-up truck and a game-drive truck.  Today we went to see some of the biggest baobab trees.  The first one we went to was big.  It was called Green's (or as the San People know it "Gwetsa") Tree.  The reason it is called this is because Green was a missionary.  He carved his name into the tree in 1875 and with a small cross next to it.  Again today I got video, but as I said in previous posts, I will upload it to my YouTube channel next week*.  The next tree we saw was even bigger.  The missionaries used to drop their mail in there, and it would be picked up by passer-byers and dropped off in Cape Town (South Africa).  If you thought the first one was big, this was is ten times the size. 

After the baobab trees, the driver decided to show us the meerkats.  For those who were a OLLS, remember when Mrs. Liles showed us those Meerkat Manor tv shows?  Well, I will say they are much smaller in real life.  Anyway, they are hard to describe on a blog post so please see the video when it comes out**.


We will be at Khama Rhino Sanctuary tomorrow night, and then back in Gabs on Saturday.

Until then!

*My YouTube channel is 02CD406
**I will post the videos on my blog as well, so just keep checking back.