First trip to Orapa / Lethakane

The beginning of week two in Botswana took me to Orapa, where the largest diamond mine is based. This is what a diamond mine looks like - it's the hill thing behind the trees:

One of my clients is a supplier of fabrications that will be installed inside the mine. They were kind enough to show me the workshop and space where the magic happens:

With the food options being either fried chicken & chips or local food, I tried some local food for the first time - which was delicious! I was not brave enough to eat worms, but here they are:

While working in Orapa, I stayed overnight in the small town of Lethakane. Most of the town looked something like this - dusty roads and modest residential houses:

I didn't manage to catch any in a photo but occasionally, you'd see donkeys, goats and stray dogs wandering around as well.

Animal count:

• Cats: 3 
• Dogs: 4 (mostly strays sadly)
• Donkeys: Maybe 4-5
• Goats: 20+
• Cows & bulls: 20+
• Warthogs: 3. They live right beside the diamond mine (past the security gates where there are no predators) and were very cute running around! I am scheduled to visit Orapa around once every month so I look forward to seeing them again.