Living the Life

Outside of our volunteering we have had plenty of time to relax and explore Maun trying to find things to do. We have been swimming a couple of times at a beautiful lodge with Ruth and her son Charlie. Although only guests are supposed to swim, Ruth has her ways of sneaking us in.

Audi Camp swimming pool

View of the delta

The milkshake and burger at Wimpy was also definitely what the doctor ordered, but we got a slight shock when we walked out to a deserted town. Apparently Maun closes at 4pm on a Saturday!

Nigel makes another appearance

Luckily this didn't include our favourite haunt Bon Arrive, which is a lovely wee cafe/restaurant opposite the airport. There is nothing quite like sitting in the heat reading your kindle and laughing at all the tourists coming out the airport in safari outfits! 

Since Mma Shana has been introducing us to Botswana food we thought we should introduce her to some British food. So what wonderful delicacy did we cook...? Macaroni chesse! Which to be honest we loved after all the beans. 

YUMMM! 

 Last Wednesday night we were expecting our first tip to the hospital- Ruth invited us to play roller hockey in the rink in their garden! The game was short and sweet because poor Ruth was stuck with us in her team and we haven't skated in years. Ruth's house is fantastic, their plot of land is right on the river and their bathroom and kitchen are in separate buildings to the rest of the house. Little bit different to home! 

Skating pro! 

Hockey was never my strong suit

Through Ruth's friends we found out about the local entertainment, Cirque de Burlesque! We managed to get tickets just before it sold out which was lucky because it was amazing. There was dancing and singing and a magician. The circus master told some pretty crude jokes (some of which went over our heads) but the best part was two girls who put on a fire show.

And last but not least, we took a flight over the delta in a TINY plane. The first half an hour was incredible- we saw elephants, giraffe, hippo, antelope and zebra. However, in the last half an hour Katie chundered 3 times and the only thing that stopped Sarah joining her was the fact that there wasn't another bag. But it was totally worth it!!

The delta from above

Elephants!

The chunder vehicle