Afternoon Game Drive

August 31 Afternoon - 

Chobe National Park Botswana

This afternoon Joanne decided to take a break and relax in and beside the pool. The rest of us headed out for our afternoon game drive. After checking in at the park entrance, we drove for what seemedlike miles and miiles down the paved highway through land that looks very much like the Texas hill country. Eventually, we turned onto a deep sand road that seemed to run for more miles. A few small birds flew up as we passed. A mongoose or two raced across the road ahead of us. I had to remind myself that anything can happen. 

Stay alert and enjoy the wonderful weather. Cape Buffalo appeared and more and more of them mostly enjoying an afternoon snooze.

Several hours into our drive, Thompson in our partner Land Cruiser caught a glimpse of a leopard crossing the road only a few minutes after we had passed the spot. We turned around taking a road that paralleled the leopard's expected path. I caught a glimpse of her as she crossed an open area in the brush. Wee moved along the road and waited for her. She walked nonchalantly across the road right in front of us hardly giving us one look of concern. 

 You just don't know what you will see or where.

As we continued along three Marabou Storks flew up right in front us. I was very lucky to a get a picture as we moved along as the Cruiser has a top that provides protection from the sun but obscures the view of the sky.

We moved fast and hard over the sandy, bumpy and twisty roads to make the park closing time of 6:30 PM with a just a short stop for a sunset photo.