Maya’s luggage gets lost, I drive on the left hand side of the road, and we almost lose the other half of our group

NOTE:
Due to two busy weekS of school, my Spring Break entries will be delayed and broken into shorter stories! It might take a little while, but I promise to have them up as soon as I can!

So, not the most exciting way to start a trip but it was a start. One of the girls going on the trip with us had her luggage lost on the flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg, which pretty much just meant she had a very limited clothing selection for the rest of the trip. Renting our cars was exciting, we really had no idea what to expect. I still can’t pronounce the make of our car, but it pretty much looked a like a mini version of a Honda Element. She treated us very well though, so no complaints! Driving on the left side of the road, with the steering wheel on the left side of the car, in South Africa, then crossing over into Botswana was surprisingly not as difficult as it may sound! I caught on quickly, after only a few small fender benders (kidding!) It really is very easy, just always remember STAY LEFT! I actually really, really enjoyed driving. Listening to music, chatting with friends…The roads from SA to Botswana were wide open with beautiful scenery (you will soon learn this is NOT the case throughout all of Southern Africa). We felt so accomplished after having crossed the border into Botswana, although it looked the exact same as South Africa. Somewhere along the drive, we realized the other group of four (who did not have a GPS) were no longer behind us. Oh, and we were in Botswana where our cell phones don’t work. Perfect beginning to the road trip. After arriving at our hostel, spending over an hour preparing for the worst case scenario, deciding if we would continue the trip without them and what our best options were, they showed up! Such a relief!! Lesson learned: stick together and buy Botswana SIM cards to put in our phones!