by Henry
150 km for the second day in a row, 315 m total ascent, 32°C maximum. It was overcast for most of the day, so that kept the perceived temperature more humane.
Crosswind in the morning, changing to a robust tailwind when we turned west at Nata.
Once we turned at Nata off the Elephant Highway, the landscape changed from low trees to savanna with very few trees.
Horses in a Montana-like landscape; have not seen many of them through Africa.
Dijon, our staff member from Madagascar who left the Tour at Livingstone, bequeathed the group a second mascot.
A 10 km segment of poorly paved/unpaved roadway greeted us this afternoon.
Ostrich farm.
With the tailwind, we made excellent time. I was able to pedal comfortably at 35 km/h with only modest exertion. This pink aardvark greeted us at the entrance to Planet Baobab campsite.
One of the main beers in Botswana is St. Louis, an Anheuser-Busch product.
There has been an extended drought here, but today the skies decided to open up. It rained hard from 3 to 5 PM. This area was filled with tents, but riders had to move their tents when it became a small lake. There was light rain that did not stop until about midnight.
Normally on rest days, TDA does not supply any meals. However, the limited kitchen at Planet Baobab will not be able to feed all of us, so TDA supplied our dinner tonight, and will also provide breakfast and dinner tomorrow during our rest day. We put in an order for lunch a week ahead of time while we were in Livingstone. The staff at Planet Baobab had to procure extra food from Francistown 300 km away.
Five of our riders (Kylee, Margot, Eva, Ken, and Grant) arranged for their own private multi-day safari into the Okavango Delta. They left from Planet Baobab today, and will rejoin us in Maun in 4 days.
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