Day 99- Kisane 10/1/13

Seven have left us but five have joined - a young Aussie couple, a Swiss girl and two "mature" ladies from Sweden (described - but not in their hearing - as "Bryan's eye candy").

A leisurely start to the day, and then approx 50 miles to the border. Very laid back quick stamp at Zim side, and then just a short walk and we were in Botswana.

It is immediately obvious that there is certainly more money in Botswana than Zim - many of the houses at the side of the road seem of better quality, and our smart local supermarket would not be out of place in western Europe. They even have our wheelie bins and similar refuse trucks. It seems that, after independence, Botswana discovered diamonds, gold etc and is now the only country in Africa with no debt.

We are staying for two nights at the four star, very impressive, Chobe Safari Lodge (which perhaps is where Liz and Graham will have stayed) at the very edge of the Chobe National Park, and ate our evening meal with the sound of trumpeting elephants in the background. Bad news is that there was a plague of nasty black bugs that seemed to just drop out of the night and get everywhere (eg down your back, inside your shirt).