What
an exciting morning. We headed off at 5:45 this morning in company
with another 30 vehicles to go game spotting in the Chobe National
Park. It was mass tourism Africa style and developed into a drag race
among the drivers to find a pride of lions which were known to be in
the area but the exciting part was, our driver found them.
He
positioned us perfectly to watch them emerge from the bush and walk
right past the vehicles as they followed their intended path. Nothing
was going to put them off.
They
are obviously used to the bun fight which surrounds their presence. 
The second highlight of the morning was a herd of zebras who very obligingly appeared as we were heading out of the park towards the end of the game drive.
We saw numerous other animals as well but, in most cases, the view was not as good as the one that we got from the water yesterday.
After
breakfast, we headed to the Kasane International Airport for our
flight to the Moremi Conservation Area where we are now camped, yes
camped, adjacent to one of the waterways making up the Okavango
Delta. It is a camp set up to accommodate groups like us with no
fences!
Apparently
we can expect the local elephants, lions etc. to wander past our
tents at night. The instruction is to stay put. Fortunately we have a
bush shower and toilet in a little enclosure at the back of the tent
so we don't need to go anywhere during the night.
On the way here from the airstrip, a couple of elephants crossed our path. They seemed to want right of way.
After
we settled in, off we went for some game viewing. Moremi didn't
disappoint. Our quest was for giraffe and leopard. Of course, we saw
lots of other animals but the highlights were the giraffe and the
leopard.
The leopard was elusive but the perseverance of our guides
paid off and we eventually found him relaxing in a tree.
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