Getting back to Bots and stuff.

Well after our long adventure that lasted a total of like 10 or 11 days, we had to get back to the University of Botswana because... wait for it... we both had finals in two days.  So we left Elephant Sands on a little tour bus that was kind enough to let us hitch a ride to a more main area of road where we got picked up by...wait for it.... a semi-truck.  Yes, a semi-truck. And it was the most bomb ride ever.  It was a really nice Zambian guy that had started his drive in the DR Congo and was on his way to Johannesburg and was into having some company for part of the way and even though trucks drive slower than other cars by quite a bit, it was really fun!

I sat on his bed in the back and Anna sat in the passenger seat- Anyways I passed out because I was on a bed and woke up a few times to chat and watch out the front windshield.  It took us about 5 or so hours to get from Elephant Sands to Francistown which is the second largest city in Botswana and that is where our nice semi truck driver friend dropped us off.  Then we found the bus station and found a bus that was going to Gabs, but too bad for me, Anna got on the bus and I didn't because I was getting hassled and the bus started to drive away and it was like a freaken movie scene- I started chasing after the bus only to have it screech to a halt 100 yards later, see the doors open and have a very flustered and confused Anna scramble off it to come meet up with me.  Then the bus drove away.  Clearly they didn't want us on there so we hopped on a different bus and about 30 minutes later we were on our way home!  Woot.  Once we got back to the bus station (about 6 hours later) in Gabs it was routine, having cab drivers come up to you and charge you 80 Pula for a ride that should only be 40 Pula just because we are white always gets us in some trouble but then you find one that relents and takes you for the real price.

So we got back to UB in once piece and with all of our stuff and passed out.  Honestly though, I couldn't have asked for more from this trip.  There were so many amazing experiences that you get only once in a life time.  I mean, we went on a local boat in the delta, we horse back rode, we saw Victoria Falls from both sides of the border and I bungee jumped off it, went to some amazing markets, we spent a day in a village with adorable kids, we went on an phenomenal safari, we sat and watched elephants, we hitch hiked in a semi-truck for goodness sake.  It was a goooooooood trip.