Leaving the salt pans of Makgadikgadi and heading to the savanna of Chobe, I tried not to set my expectations too high.

After arriving at our lodge, where we’ll be for two nights, we went on an afternoon safari in a 4WD vehicle.

It did NOT disappoint!

WiFi is weak here, so I’m going to try to quickly post my photos.  Twenty this time rather than my usual ten (give or take!).

Steenbok

Helmeted Guineafowl

African Wild Dogs – rare and endangered!

Vulture looking for dinner – we saw elephant, giraffe, and baboon carcasses!

Warthogs

Are you looking at me?!

Impala

We saw THIRTEEN lions!!!  Eleven females…

…and two males resting together.

Red-billed Hornbill eating from elephant dung

Elephant family going for a stroll

Five red-billed ox peckers eating bugs off of a giraffe

Cape Buffalo

Hippopotamus on land

Lilac-breasted Roller

Kudu