We bid farewell to Zimbabwe on Day 7. That was our last stretch with the imperfect roads. I was thrilled to get into Botswana and check my email to learn that my parents were fine in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis. The stores had goods and the land changed.
In an instant you could see forever. The flat lands in this area of Botswana are called pans. There was also banana trees, citrus and sugar care growing. It seemed like the land of milk and honey after Zimbabwe.
Botswana is not without its own problems. We learned that there was a good reason that they give out free condoms with the Botswana Flag at the border crossing. The nation has 0 population growth due to the death toll from aids. There are 1.6 million people in Botswana and only 580,000 sq Kilometers. Also, 25% of the land is protected for wildlife. Even though Botswana has the highest per capita income in Africa, it is certainly not evenly distributed. The top three industries are diamonds, cattle, and tourism.
Speaking of tourism, our destination was a town called Nata. Nata is aptly named, but we loved our Nata Lodge resort. We were still camping, but had the use of the excellent facility! We got to relax and enjoy the pool under the moody African skys.
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