11/19/17 - On 10/30, We were up at 5 00 am, breakfast at 5 30 am and at 6 00 am we said our  good byes and boarded the bus to travel to the airport in Kasane, Botswana to board a small plane for the Okavango Delta. Our plane was a four seater and when we met the pilot he asked me if I wanted to ride in the co-pilot seat.  I was thrilled but getting me up in the plane was a little difficult.  He finally just picked me and put me in the seat!!  It was interesting to watch him get ready for take and the take off.  Since we were headed for a wilderness camp, the runway had gravel and was out in the middle of the bush.  It was amazing.  The terminal consisted of a square area with gravel so we could disembark from the plane.  We were picked up the the jeep driver and found a place to stop for coffee and tea and a cookie.  We then did a small game drive before heading for the Wilderness Tented Camp.  We had lunch and then an orientation to the camp and our cabin assignments.  We had some time to relax, then a talked on African history and dinner.  After dinner, we looked out an there was an elephant within feet of us, casually eating food so we had to wait until he moved out of the way before we were escorted to our cabins.  I should mention that whenever it was dark we were not allowed to walk outside because one never knew how close the wild animals were and all of us were escorted to our cabins.

                                              I was in the plane to the left with pilot

                                                             Our front door to our tent