July 15th we headed to Kasane by way of combis,
starting at like 4:30am. An atm almost ate my debit card at like 4:15am, but
the rest of the trip went smoothly, if not crowded. We saw zebras and elephants
on the way after we passed Nata, including one elephant that didn’t look too
happy we were there. We stayed at a bed and breakfast called the Old House,
which has some of the best food in Kasane. We went on 3 early morning game
drives and one evening boat cruise on the Chobe river. We also just enjoyed
relaxing a bit and strolling around the town, including going to a local nature
center and seeing reptiles.
African Fish Eagle.
Impala- so pretty. And SO many of them.
Hornbill!
Leopard! She calmly walked past a traffic jam of excited tourists and nervous giraffes and climbed a tree.
Alert giraffes.
Looking at the leopard.
So beautiful.
This lioness was calmly under a tree keeping an eye on the leopard. The leopard saw her too, hence climbing the tree.
Female Kudu. (In the antelope family)
Male Kudu.
A pod of hippos. Apparently the biggest in Chobe, and always in the same spot.
Holding a snake at the nature reserve.
Mom holding a snake.
A herd of buffalo. We only got this close by being in a boat.
Rare out of water hippo.
Phants!
A whole herd (or more) crossed from the mainland to the island, causing a boat traffic jam of excited tourists.
We got a little closer than we (and they) wanted, but it was so cool to see.
Kasane was a neat place. Elephants crossing roads, warthogs near the supermarket, and colorful birds everywhere. Next up: Victoria Falls!
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