Trip to Kuke - Part One

Decided to go for a drive to Toteng and Lake Ngami, ended up as far as Kuke.... I can hear you all going, "Wow, you went all the way to Kuke" LOL.

I will do this one in two parts as there are lots of photos and places to explain.

Maun to Toteng is approx. a 1 hour drive.
Most of the trip is through dry arid areas only good for goats and donkeys. Plenty of skinny cows as well.

The locals mostly walk, carry lots of things on their heads.

 

 

Toteng is not a very exciting place as you see it from the road, poor area with a small shop and a bar. The camp for the mine is just out of town and is still under construction. Some of it is built and in use, I will stay there on night shift to save the drive.

The turn off to the mine is in the middle of town and reveals the most amazing surprise about 500 metres down the road........

The Greenery only lasts about 100 metres from the river,

Then back to the dry hot sands of the Kalahari Desert.

 

 The trees and bushes here have some of the most severe

spikes you can imagine 

The amount of birds was amazing, not sure what they all are,

Need someone with a keen interest in birds to tell us.... wonder who could do that?

There where also fish everywhere in the water.

 

We stayed here for quite a while watching all the birds and animals. A lot cooler near the water and it was so much to look at.

 

 

To Be Continued..........................