An Archipelago Resort Escape!

Why, hello, ocean! Oh! How I've missed you.  In fact, I hadn't seen the ocean since this trip.

Taking a short getaway from Zimbabwe, I found myself in beautiful Vilanculos, Mozambique.

In a lovely lodge by the ocean.

And for the first time ever: I put my feet in the Indian Ocean!
(The water is so much clearer than my beloved Atlantic Ocean...)

On the way into town, a small kiosk.

A tease of the sunset to come in the next post!

The Chobe Hippos et Al!

Why, hello, hippo!

A hippo yawning in Chobe National Park in Botswana.

A baby hippo nestled in its pod.

A crocodile lounging on the Chobe River.

An African Buffalo.

Why, hello, elephants!

There's something about baby elephants that is just so ridiculously cute.

Snapshots from the River: Botswana Chobe Style!

The Chobe River in Botswana.

A houseboat on the Chobe River.

Elephants, as seen from a riverboat.

Why hello, African Buffalo!

Tented lodging...

A crocodile sleeping.

One of the unusual cranes in the river area.

Hello, stork!

The scenes on the Chobe River were serene and beautiful---it's amazing that just crossing the border
into Botswana from Zimbabwe had such remarkably different terrain!