Today began with an adventure. First we boarded a bus in Vic Falls and drove to the Botswana border (about an hour). Next we exited the bus and took our passports into immigration to be stamped. Then we climbed aboard two safari vehicles. Our baggage did not all fit in the trailer so some had to go on our laps. After a ten minute drive we arrived at the Chobe River. Here we had to enter an immigration office and get into the Departures line. It turns out that the bank of the river is Botswana, but as soon as you enter the river you are in Namibia. Now we had to cross the river and line up again to register as Arrivals.
The Chobe River is where we found the Zambezi Queen. On the Botswana Side is Chobe National Park, where you find the largest population of elephants in the world. The counts I heard ranged from 120,000 to 200,000. In the river is one of the most dense populations of hippos in the world. On the Namibia side are a smattering of animals, some tourist lodges and several small traditional villages. Everywhere are birds, big, small colourful, drab, exotic, and familiar. This is a bird-watcher’s paradise.
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Shortly after arriving we climbed aboard tenders and took a three hour cruise along the river
131 Here is our home for the next three nights. Of course we had wine with dinner and we all crashed early. The generator is shut down every evening at ten o’clock.
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A Remarkable Stateroom
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| Deb in Luxury |
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A Hippo Out of the Water (He didn’t read the guidebook.)
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A Crocodile Looking Hungry.
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A Pied Kingfisher
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| Deb doing a little Sightseeing |
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