Safari in Chobe National Park

Today we traveled about an hour's drive to Botswanna to go on safari. We spent the morning on the river looking at the animals living in or near the Chobe River. This park covers 11,000 sq. miles so you can see we covered just a tiny portion. For lunch we ate at the Safari Lodge and I actually tried impala, which looks like beef but very chewy. (Last night at dinner Lori offered me a piece of crocodile meat from her Caesar salad and I found it tasted salty and like fish. Of course, I ordered my salad with chicken.)

In the afternoon, our Jeep took us over dirt roads in the park where we saw many animals. I've learned the common phrase is to hopefully see the Big Five: elephant, lion, water buffalo, rhino, and leopard. We managed to see the first three but not a leopard and the rhinos have been relocated to a sanctuary because of poachers.

We have gone to the open market to see the local vendors that sell the same items. Some names of vendors: Chicago Bulls, Below Basement, LA Lakers, etc. It was very amusing. There are what I call "hello" people who get in your face and try to sell you cheap stuff and they are very irritating. Thus far, I'm enjoying the sights and sounds of this city. Hopefully, I can find out how to add photos.