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Sunset, the Kalahari, Botswana — December 13, 1998


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Photo by Azaroafrique

Roland gave them all stickers, Northern Botswana — September 8, 1998

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The Kalahari in motion, Botswana — December 14, 1998


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Photo by Azaroafrique

Kids playing in the sand, Northern Botswana — September 8, 1998


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Rescued by the Botswana army, Chobe National Park, Botswana — September 8, 1998

Most of our time in Botswana was spent dealing with breakdowns. In fact, we got stuck in a game park overnight and fell asleep to the sounds of lions roaring, hyenas calling, and antelope hissing. The next morning, the Botswana army found us and towed us to sealed roads. Only problem, even their relatively nice looking car broke down once or twice.


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Towing cars back to the repair shop, Botswana — September 8, 1998

Leo’s clutch broke trying pull Breakfast out of a sand bog. So Breakfast, seen above in white, towed Leo from Botswana to the nearest repair shop in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Interestingly, somewhere along the way, Breakfast’s brakes failed; while Breakfast was towing Leo up hill and along flats, Leo would brake for Breakfast as needed, especially down hills or at roundabouts.


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Sunset, the Kalahari, Botswana — December 13, 1998


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Sunset, the Kalahari, Botswana — December 13, 1998


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Sunset, the Kalahari, Botswana — December 13, 1998


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Sunset, the Kalahari, Botswana — December 13, 1998


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Insect Storm at BP, the Kalahari, Botswana — December 13, 1998

We encountered this insect storm after brief yet heavy rains during our drive east across the Kalahari desert. Every tan dot in this photo is an insect, and there must have been a million of them. It was nearly impossible to walk without crushing a life. However one had to be careful not to lose their life as well because mixed in with the harmless six-legged bunch were an array of scorpions and spiders.


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Including one moth, the Kalahari, Botswana — December 13, 1998


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One of my favorite borders crossings, Ramatlabama, Botswana — December 15, 1998


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Houses in the Kalahari, Botswana — December 15, 1998

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