Re: CKGR / Mkgadikgadi / Nxai in December
Originally Posted by
Jules_inAfrica
My thinking was if we would get Piper it'd be worth booking ahead and going via Xade, on the other hand we were thinking of maybe just pitching up and seeing or finding out how the rains have ben in which areas and kinda go from there - but obviously I'm used to the fully booked dry season problems so a bit wary of not getting anything. I mean, there's always South Gate to go and drive around Blackpools and Xini weather permitting, we've been neglecting those areas in favour of third bridge in the dry season.
But there's obviously pros to booking now and maybe getting a campsite we might not get later on... but you have to compromise, I'm just not sure which is the better option
After reading your trip report, I'll have to read up on scorpions and such before going
This has never been an issue obviously in dry season and we're very much "slops around camp" people, but that will have to change...
I forget what kind of scorpions they are. The good news is the ones that seem to abound don't move much, so you can risk it with flip flops (my wife does sometimes) but I feel much better with shoes.
As to bookings, to each their own. It seems easier to wing it in other places where the camps aren't so far apart.
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