1 May 2017 day 2 at Sanctuary Chobe, Chilwero Resort Chobe, Botswana

Morning came very quickly after a latish evening and we were very tired.  Jeanette still not sleeping well. 

Wake up call was 6.02am then down to breakfast at 6.30am and leave on our Game drive / Safari at 7.15am.  Perfect clear blue skies again.   

We drive along the Chobe River for several miles, then cut back in land ,but it is unfortunately a very slow morning.  We see the giraffe, wilderbeest, impala, and many beautiful birds. We hear the noises of the many hippo.

So after a disappointing 90 minutes, we take a coffee break and say goodbye to Rob from Vancouver and the young lady from Go2Africa, then we make our way further inland in Chobe National Park and all of a sudden we see a whole range of animals.  It so exciting as we see a whole herd of water buffaloes probably 200-400 in number, then we see 8 giraffe all together and one giraffe actually sprinting. Never seen anything like it. Then we stumble across hundreds of Baboons, many more impala, and then we come across a couple of lions, with a young male and a strong female, perhaps his mother.  But they just want to lie down and nor sit up for photos.

We drive another 2 miles then stop and we suddenly see many Giraffes and then we have another large herd of animals, elephants, immediately next to our vehicle.  Just amazing with some excellent photos. 

Then our guide Chico, brings Jeanette and Ken back for lunch which is served at 1.00pm and we again enjoy a stunning meal. The wines are just sensational.  We sit overlooking the Chobe River and island between Botswana and Namibia.  How good is this!

It is then time for a rest and free time before the scheduled"high tea" at 3.00pm, before we go out on the afternoon Safari at3.30pm.  We have another 3 people join us, we skipped afternoon tea.

Our afternoon drive is again slow, but enjoyable.  We see many beautiful birds, several crocodiles, giraffes, water buffaloes , many different types of Impala , hippos and a bull elephant swimming n the river.  But the lions have moved on and we can't find them.  The cheetahs are not to be seen. Similarly , the leopards are no where to be seen. 

But the bird life is just fantastic.  The animals we see are so close. We enjoy a stunning sun set.

We arrive back at the lodge at 6.30pm just as the Chobe Park gates are to close.  We quickly change and then go to pre dinner drinks, before being ushered to our table.  Tonight Jeanette and Ken have a table for two overlooking the river.  We are served ore dinner drinks on the balcony before being ushered to our table.  Dinner is a 3 or 4 course extravaganza of local fish and produce.

The complementary wines are just superb.  All in all a spectacular evening.  We are all escorted back to our villa by a security person at 9.15pm and when we open the door we are greeted by a champagne as a welcome and come back to Chobe.  This is just a brilliant resort. 

We enjoy the sparkling champagne as a night cap, how romantic given this wonderful venue, then complete this update.  Just wonderful.

Tomorrow we do a Safari in the morning, return for a shower and to complete our packing, then are transported to Barnes Camp via Mack Air..

This has been an unbelievable couple of days in a superb resort. 

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