Today we have to get up early again and Lea notices that in Africa people tend to follow the sun more than we do. For her, sleeping in means not getting up until around 10 a.m., no matter how early you go to bed. We have to have breakfast at 7:15 a.m. so that we can set off at 8:15 a.m.

The reason is our sightseeing flight over the Okavango Delta, for which we are registered at 9:00 a.m. Since everything goes quite well and we can park the packed cars relatively safely in the airport car park, we are on time and are immediately welcomed and given a kind of boarding pass. A quick pass through the security of the small but busy Maun airport and we are allowed to board.

Okavango Delta sightseeing flight from Joerg on Video.

We fly in two separate planes, as the small Cesna planes cannot take more than 5 passengers. In theory, in one plane it would only be 4, as we are allowed to attend a flying lesson for the pilot and the trainer also sits in the front. But that doesn't matter, as the seat would be a waste of time from a photographic point of view anyway. The pilot turns out to be extremely competent and flies us safely over the fantastic landscape.

The flight over the delta should actually be the start of every visit here. Only from a bird's eye view does it become clear how unique this landscape is, with the seemingly endless branching of the waterways right next to the dry savannah landscape. Although we were able to see parts of it up close and consider this experience to be the highlight of our tour so far, seeing the animals such as elephants, giraffes, hippos and crocodiles from the air in their scurrying habitat is simply wonderful.

Back on the ground, we make use of the opportunities that Maun offers us: withdraw money (up to BWP 8,000 with the Maestro card at the Standard Bank opposite the airport - a record so far), buy food for a midday snack and fill up our diesel supply. You never know when the next petrol station will come and whether it will actually have diesel in stock.

Our journey takes us further east towards Gweta and as usual we are almost alone on the road. The change is provided by the veterinary fence, where we take off our shoes (all shoes) in a disinfectant solution. In our opinion, disinfection gives the impression of being the source of all epidemics, but if it makes you happy... Oh yes, of course the car also drives through such a puddle.

Then there are the many animal encounters on the road, some of them livestock such as cattle, goats and donkeys, but also ostriches and zebras. The highlight of these encounters is an elephant, which appears right in front of us as we turn into a small paddock for lunch. We only see the huge animal when we are only 20 m away from it and it is not interested in us. Instead, the elephant continues on its way and calmly crosses the asphalt main road. Zebras 30 m away first approach us when we are having a snack, but then trot suspiciously into the bush.

Still under the impression of this remarkable picnic, we reach our home for the next two days at around 3 p.m.: Planet Baobab. An unusual and extensive complex that integrates the famous trees, some of which are several hundred years old, into the picture. The decor is clearly African but still surprising and we enjoy the largest swimming pool in the Kalahari.

In the evening we go to the famous bar for a sundowner and then to the plentiful and tasty buffet. We can enjoy the warm night outside again and are hardly bothered by mosquitoes this time. So another exciting day comes to an end and we are looking forward to our trip to the salt pan and to the meerkats tomorrow - even if we are picked up at 6:00 a.m. and the night has to be short.

Weather: sunny, hot with little wind.

Here it goes to the next day.