With the canoe, Captain's dexterity and safety record are second to none

Friday, July 30, 2010

MAUN: Huge waves of water created by the Botswana Defence Force's (BDF) motorboat shake Gaone Captain Botsang's dugout canoe that he uses as a taxi across the Thamalakane River.

Botsang, whose middle name denotes no rank in the military, is on another fare to ferry clients to Boseja, which in Setswana means on the other side of the river and is often the name assumed for such places throughout Botswana.

The 40-year old broad slab of a man that he is, Botsang is unfazed by any size wave. Presently there is a massive one, but he is the picture of calm as he paddles his canoe to safety on the other side.

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With the canoe, Captain's dexterity and safety record are second to none

MAUN: Huge waves of water created by the Botswana Defence Force's (BDF) motorboat shake Gaone Captain Botsang's dugout canoe that he uses as a taxi across the Thamalakane River.

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