Canoeing down the Lower Zambezi





The group, ours and locals going on to the car ferry. 


Entrance to the park


Dang, what are these birds, I think they are Camden, or Carmen Bug Eaters? or something. Very pretty.


The first African elephant I saw! Much Larger than Asian Elephants



Who is that lurking in the water?? 

Some Hippos!

Gorgeous stork (I think?)

Another elephant. I wonder if he is older, as shown by his color variation?

Me reading the book that the new parents (M and R) gave me! Also, notice the 3 beverages. The one in the glass is called a Malawi Shandy and is great. I think it's ginger ale, bitters and...maybe just that. A Rock Shandy is with lemonade instead of ale.  

The evening cruise, didn't see nearly as much wildlife, but this guy was yawning. 

Zambian Sunset!


A baobab tree. Very cool. I wonder if they are unique to Zambia?

Happy Animals to you all!
Non-Sequitur

Comments

Unknown said…
Was a fab weekend. We had baobab trees in Tanzania
10:19 AM
Hob Gadling said…
Carmine bee-eaters! You need to like get a book on African birds and all.
11:47 AM
Heather C. said…
Gorgeous pictures, GH. Hee hee...
3:40 PM
Anonymous said…
Very cool pics. I'm questioning if you really took them- j/k. Any way my kids could be pen pals w/ anyone at your school? SunnyD
5:23 PM
Mamma M said…
We had Baobabs in Angola too. Love the game drives/river cruises. Will miss that about living in Africa. Zoos just don't compare.
8:53 AM
Jess said…
Just to jump on the "Where do Boababs live?" bandwagon, there are boababs in Ghana, too. Super cool trees- some of my favorites.

Kinda jealous about the hippos. Never seen one in real life, always wanted to. Looks like an amazing trip.
4:14 AM
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