The lion put on a bit of a performance for us by trying to mate with the lioness. She wasn't having any of it however. I'm not sure if it was "not today I've got a headache" or "not in front of an audience!"
Back to the lodge for breakfast, a buffet. Lots of fruit and an omelette made in front of you.
We then had a quiet time before our afternoon commitment. We were thinking of a swim but once back in the air conditioned room we both ended up having a nap before lunch. The others must have had the same idea as Jill and I were the only ones to turn up for lunch.
Our afternoon cruise on the Chobe River set off mid-afternoon.
Lots of water birds this afternoon as you would expect including: Open Billed Stork; Blacksmith's Lapwing; African Jacana; Fish Eagles; Egyptian Geese; a Spoonbill and various other storks and egrets.
Larger animals included: the Lechwe (an antelope which spends a lot of its time in the marshy areas near the river); Water-buck; lots of hippos and elephants (including elephants swimming across the river); crocodiles; and lots of impalas. This was all topped off with a beautiful sunset as we returned to the lodge. Sunsets here are different. Ours usually involve red clouds but here it's just that big red orb in the sky.
Dinner was a buffer again. We'll have to reduce the size of our plates if this is typical of the food we will be getting the next two weeks.
