Mabuasehube NP - Day 5

A soggy Mabua gate

The rain started about 2am and was still going steadily when the alarm went off at 5am. Wi the this much rain around our expectations to see cats was extremely low so our plan was just to head to the gate and get home as early as possible.

Mabusehube NP - Day 4

A campsite full of wildflowers

A good nights sleep with no roaring heard, and we were out again at 5.30am. Straight to the waterhole but there was no sign of the lions. After the storm of last evening, it would be understandable if they had run a mile. We checked the old scout camp where the youngsters had come from last time but also no tracks to be seen. 

Mabuasehube NP - Day 3

A great lion sighting

The jackals had been howling all night so we packed up and headed to the water on the pan in case something had been around. No cats, so we turned around and went back via our campsite to head to Mpayathutlwa. And there, just outside our campsite we spotted lion tracks. They’d walked straight past our camp sometime in the night with us none the wiser. The tracks were headed in the same direction we were - towards Mpayathutlwa. 

Mabuasehube NP - Day 2

Meerkats were a nice surprise

A 5am start gave us time to work out closing the roof tent. It’s largely like the old one but the rooftent cover is a real problem. On the road by 5.30, we made our way around Mabuasehube pan but there was no sign of anything. No spoor, no sound. So we headed to Mpayathutlwa pan after our round, the next pan about 8km away. 

Mabuasehube NP - Day 1

Sunset in Mabuasehube

We like to get up and get going as soon as possible when traveling to a destination but 2025 has started slowly. Normally we pack the night before but the thunderstorm that hit Gaborone on New Year’s Eve evening stopped us from getting anything done, so we had to pack first thing in the morning.