Ghanzi

Packing up today felt great, we were on the move again!

First stop was an electric workshop where we were hoping to get our fuel pump working again. This would eliminate any messy siphon mishaps; instead we could just turn on the fuel pump and fuel would be pumped from our reserve tank to the main tank. See pic of man fixing our pump.

We were told (again!) how messy a job the guys we bought Foxy from did, leaving wires open and tangled like a bird's nest, just basically not doing as good a job as it could - and should - be.

Landrovers are known to be great simple machines where pretty much any mechanic could look at one and fix whatever was wrong with it. Instead, the guys who had owned Foxy previously fixed things in their own way which makes it that much more difficult for others to diagnose and fix.

Crossing into Botswana was almost too easy. We were finished everything in under 30 minutes. No lineups, no fussy questions, no bribes necessary. Very efficient and civilized. A good sign of things to come? We certainly hope so.

Because there were no campsites on the Botswana side of the border, we kept driving even though it was getting dark. Eventually we reached Ghanzi where we had the choice of several bush lodges and campsites. Luckily we managed to call in advance at one of the camps before the reception closed at 10pm.

We parked Foxy, brushed our teeth and collapsed into bed.

It seemed to be a fairly deserted campsite, but we weren't alone. There were two ostriches, who were sleeping literally a couple of metres away, and looked like two big huge grey boulders. When we started to open and close Foxy's creaky doors, their long necks gently raised up, eyes squinty and only then did i realize they were ostriches.

No fear of being bitten or chased though, they just lowered their heads and went back to sleep.

Start: Windhoek, NAM. 12:00
End: Ghanzi, BOT. 22:15
Distance Travelled: 558 km
Road Conditions: good
Temperature: the usual hot day and cold night