More photos

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More photos - hope you can open them. These photos bring us up to today. For the next 4 days were are touring Cape Town - so no more jungle shots for awhile! Enjoy the photos - I sure am having fun taking them!

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Photos

Water buffalo
There was a herd of water buffalo grazing at Matetsi

Bull elephant
This guy was head of his herd - at least 15 elephants

Zebra
These zebras were so beautiful! They frightened easily so I just got a few shots

Crossing the floodplains
This is what our safari vehicle looks like. We cross over a rickety bridge made of tied together logs. We often see a crocodile sunning himself here. I always worry about going over the edge!

Surfing the floodplains in a dugout canoe
We were at the mercy of our rangers here. They stand up and push us across the floodplains looking for frogs. The water is about a meter deep - no crocs but hippos are a strong possiblity

elephant baby
This baby elephant stays under her mom's legs. When he still fits under the legs - the rangers know the elephant is under 1 year old.

Sundown on the Okavongo
This is a papyrus bloom in the sunset. Egyptians would make there paper from this plant

Elephants
This was a very large herd of elephants that crossed in front of the lodge

grazing giraffe
These giraffes we just saw this morning. They were so graceful when they moved.
They spooked really easily - one of their herd had been killed 2 weeks ago by a leopard. It was a year old male.

Skinny neck!
Look how skinny this guys neck was!

Dori and I on the Okavongo
This was our motor boat ride throught the papyrus reeds. Channels had been made by Hippos so we need to get in and out before they come out for the night. They are very agressive

Comments

[Mine Eye]

Unbelievable!
We are all dripping green with envy. What a lifetime experience! Awesome. Although photos appear grainy on my older laptop I know the quality is simply lost in the transmission. I can't wait to see them first hand. Shall I research address for National Geographic?