Okavango Delta, Botswana

The Okavango Delta is the world's largest inland delta.  It covers roughly 17,000 sq kilometers and it's packed with wildlife.  To enter the delta, we canoed about 5 miles up stream and spent 3 days camping.  It was so incredibly hot here that when you hopped into the water, it would barely cool you down.  

We decided to take a scenic flight over the delta to grasp the magnitude of it's size and wildlife.  It is a very unique and beautiful place.

This was my first experience canoeing with just a pole and pushing off the bottom.  At first it was quite challenging as there is a current and the boats are narrow and long.  After a while, I got the hang of it and only fell in the river several hundred times.  Knowing there are hippo's and croc's throughout the delta, I must admit I was a bit scared of swimming but I survived to live another day.  Most people just had the locals take them around but my guide was chilling up front laughing as he was the tourist for the day.