Cruising the lazy Chobe River
Before cruising several of hopped the 6:30 am tender boat to go bird watching.
Another tender excursion at 9:00 am but we stayed aboard to rest for upcoming events: an afternoon tender excursion and an all day land safari on 4 x 4 Range Rovers tomorrow.
An unmoored boat awaits its owner.
The folks who went on the 9:00 am excursion raved about seeing so many animals from the river I jumped on the 3:00 pm trip.
The male of one pod of hippos seems bored with life in the river:
We encountered several families of elephants…
Amazing how close we could approach them:
We encountered several fish eagles..
Soon the wind picked up and our guide said the animals can sense a storm approaching so they move inland, away from the river (and us).
We were given lined waterproof ponchos to wear until the rain passed, and the animals returned to the river. Watching a giraffe spray its legs to get low to drink water from the river..
We happened upon a pod of several dozen hippos huddled together
A parade of elephants
And zebras
The sunset ended a gorgeous excursion
Our South African Adventure 