On the road again...

In the Kalahari desert on the way back to cape town. Sore as hell from white water rafting in the Zambeze river yesterday... i kid you not, it was one of the scariest things ive ever done. I saw my life flash before my eyes not only on the river but also on the 45 \minute hike down the steespest mountain on a ladder like contraption built with loose logs... holding my helmet, paddle and life jacket. Another flash of my life came on the "train" up the steepest hill, completely open on all sides and pulled by a cable... and this is africa so that means that nothing ever really goes as planned. anyways, im typing and alive and it ended up being quite the adventure. OH, not to mention that to get from Zambia (where we rafted in Victoria falls) back to Botswana where we were camping out that night we had to catch a ferry back and be back at the border before 6 because they close the gates and you absolutely will get locked in between borders... really not fun. SO, we get on the ferry at 3 minutes to 6, the ferry took about 2 and a half and we BOOKED it to the border. Ive never seen all of us move that fast the whole trip. Anyways, like i said, alive and typing so in the end it was quite the adventureous day. Other than that the trip has been so cool... weve seen so many beautiful animals, elephants, hippos, crocodiles, wildebeasts, antelopes, lions, buffalo, etc... when i send the pics you'll see what ive seen. Ive also grew quite fond to birds on this trip... weve seen some pretty amazing ones, 30 pound birds and some that probably weigh what my pinky weighs... but all so amazing. Camping out has been awesome, sleeping under the stars and sometimes in some really amazing lodges with lovely restaurants and of course we get our bar time in. i have so many great experiences to share but my food just arrived and after driving for 11 and a half hours, im hungry ;o)
ill be back in cape town on friday and will try to get some pics uploaded... obviously hasnt been the easiest thing to do on this continent (like ordering dinner in botswana and waiting 3 hours!!) oh life.