Momfari (FINALLY) - part 1: Gabs

The moms were here!! Mermus and Valerie arrived in Gabs after almost two full days of travel and a soaking wet tour of Paris on no sleep. I guess they bonded in the misery, because by the time they got in our car in Gabs, they were bffs, and Sarah and I were corrected several times that night with, "Oh, it's just an inside joke."

We took it easy in Gabs, driving around Mokolodi Game Reserve one day. Ryan let us borrow his RAV4 to tackle the cavernous, lake-filled dirt roads of the reserve, and as I drove I felt unstoppable (but safe). Matt would occasionally ford a river and then stick his head of of their monster Surf and say, "You gotta floor it." Man on man that was a rush.

In Mokolodi we saw tons of baby warthogs, impala, wildebeasts, and zebras. It was only supposed to whet the moms' appetites for game drives before going to Madikwe, but we definitely had a lucky day. That night we made dinner and got the moms drunk with the whole crew, and all true colors were revealed.

Our last night in Gabs, we went to Mountain Rest in Gabane (pictures below), where Mermus owned the grill, fending off all other grillers from her raw meat, and Valerie showed some great effort fending off new boyfriends. Having to eat with your hands is definitely one of the best parts of Bots...