Up early again for day two of our Okavango adventure, this time for a sunrise hike. While the animals were a little sparse at this time of the year the views were second to none. The polers pointed out many different animal tracks and were happy to impress us with their knowledge of the surrounding areas. After almost three hours of trekking across plains and through swamps we were ready to head back to the camp for a hearty breakfast.
During the afternoon the group set-up a makoro tourney – racing the boats from one end of the swimming area to the other. After a fierce competition amoungst the overlanders, the “real” Polers came along to challenge the winner of the overland group. Their many years of experience soon showed and despite the overlanders best efforts of the Polers took the championship.
For our final evening here we were treated to another spectacular makoro ride at sunset before enjoying dinner by the bonfire. The Polers had another eventful night install for us. With the sun going down and the fire blazing, we played more games before the Polers put on a show of traditional Botswanan dances and songs. We ended the night in laughter as the Polers tried to teach us their dances and confused us with more mind games.