After 2 nights in Savuti, it was time to move on to my next camp by the Chobe River. On the way to the airstrip, I saw the cutest cameleon!!!
And at the airport, the elephants were crossing the "runway"!!! The plane, therefore, couldn't land and had to make a circle. This time, the plane was slightly larger - by one seat. I was the last pick-up, so at least I didn't have to endure the numerous take offs and landings. But because of the strong winds, the flight was shaky throughout and I was quite dizzy by the time we landed 45 minutes later. It felt good to be on hard surface. On the same flight was a father-daughter pair from Ohio on a college graduation trip (another one!). Unlike the previous pair, they were really nice. Got along with them well over the next 2 days. It turns out that they were also at another camp with the Colorado mother-daughter pair; those two ended up being a good topic for dinner-time conversation : )
Being by the river (albeit the same national park), animals abound in this area. Especially now in the dry seasons, they move towards the river for their daily supply of water. Tons of elephants, water buffaloes, baboons, warthogs, crocodiles, hippos, and giraffes. The river cruise "safari" was nice...something different. The best thing was that I finally got to see a lioness on my last day of safari!
I have to admit, though, that I was sort of "safari-ed out" by the last day.... I don't think I need to see animals for a while. (probably)
Photos are up on Facebook since I cannot post them from this laptop.
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