Day 207 - Sun 25 April - 17,626km, Maun, Botswana 

With a painful ulser on my lip and a nasty seat rash that wouldn't look out of place in a GUM clinic, I've decided to make the most of James and his girlfriend Bec's very generous hospitality and take a couple of days out in Maun. The weather has taken a turn for the British and the cool, wet conditions were ideal for a 20k run around town today. Acting as a safari hub for Botswana this, surprisingly, small town is packed with tour operators, lodges, guides, researchers and pilots. Taken for a tasty dinner with a group of such characters tonight I have unbelievably been offered the chance to hitch a lift on one of the lodges staff flights over the Okavango delta tomorrow morning. With waters approaching record levels it promises to be quite a spectacle.