After falling asleep to the sounds of Hippo’s playing in the water and a noise which we could have sworn was a Lion right outside our tent we woke at 05.25 to go on an early morning game drive through Chobe National Park. We saw a family of Baboons with a number of young babies. Baboons normally stay in family groups of 50 or so, so the dynamics are entertaining. We were also lucky to see a Sable Antelope (extremely skittish), Impala, Fish Eagles, Red Billed Hornbills, Hippo’s, Elephants, and Warthogs. It was pretty cool even if none of the cats came out to play :-).
After a “brunch” of sorts Brii went for a walk with Marcus, one of the other guys in the group. Whilst out they saw Elephants from the roadside so they decided they would climb through a wire fence and creep a little closer. To get within 30m of them and watch them graze was awesome!
This afternoon we went on a sunset cruise on the Chobe River through the National Park. To be cruising along and witness Elephants crossing from an island to the mainland area of the park for the night was an amazing and beautiful experience. We also saw lots of Hippo’s and Croc’s, and some Baboons. The sunset was stunning, once again!
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