Tsabong Camel Adventure
Some thirty years in the past, a man brought a handful of camels from Saudi Arabia south to the vast Kalahari Desert of central Botswana. He did this to employ the beasts in anti-poaching police efforts. These camels multiplied to become what is now the Tsabong Camel Park where Botswana is developing a tourist game reserve of them. The Smiths and I became Tsabong's guinea pigs for their first-ever overnight camel-ride adventure, one which we will never forget. Day 1 was spent traveling 6 hours to reach Tsabong along a road full of typical African hazards: pot-holes large enough to destroy tires and front ends, wandering goats and cattle, and galloping donkey carts. We arrived at the park in time to enjoy just another stunning Botswana sunset over the Kalahari and prepare for an early morning departure. Miraculously, a thoroughly drenching rain storm blew through Tsabong that night cutting our electricity and water supply but provid...