So, during breakfast I saw a new spices of bird that I haven't yet got on film, the read headed weaver, so I started to hunt for it but just couldn't get a good shot, went to sit down at breakfast and the bird sat on my lens, Murphys law but any way about an hour later I finally got a great shot. later , optional day, they all went to see the falls then returned for lunch, and saw the feeding of the Vultures, which was really great, then a couple went on a helicopter flip and was very impressed. then 12 went on the elephant back safari, and yep all enjoyed as well.
I was invited to join the few who decided to brave the Boma dinner, were a huge variety of different foods and cultural dancing as well as drumming, I was able to get 4 guests to taste the local Mpani worms, which are not bad just the fact that one is eating a worm/caterpillar, but any way, sadly by now the flu that was going round had caught up to me and man was I felling bad, I tried to keep my composure and carry on with the trip 3 days to go.
The next morning we were leaving all at the same time but halving the group size yet again, 11 heading back to the USA and 11 and me going on to Chobe For two nights.
After the farewells we split and went our separate ways, On to Chobe Marina Lodge, the trip is about an hour to the boarder through national park about 1km before the boarder there was a police check nothing was done until one of the guests decided to take a photo of one of the cops, uhh wrong move, a shot from the officer and the bus stopped and the officer demanded the camera then the client showed the officer that he deleted the photo, he wont do that again!!!!!
The boarder was a breeze and check in at the Marina lodge all was Wow, just when they all thought things could not get better it just bumped up a notch, a three course lunch and the out on a sunset /safari boat trip, bids, elephants, hippos, Buffalo's and on and on it just was a great trip.
then back at the lodge another three course meal and then all to bed early for a 515am jeep safari.
Well 515am in Chobe Botswana nice and warm and all on two jeeps and we were of registration in the parks entrance and safari time, elephants, elephants, then a new antelope the Tessebe the fastest antelope in Africa, a great heard, I haven't seen them in a long, long time so I was very happy to find them, and yes we found Lions 4 females, deep in the bush but we got some great sights of them.
Then back for breakfast and the afternoon of and then lunch and then back on the boat 330pm, another great boat trip witnessing two heards of elephant crossing the river.
Back at the lodge we were welcomed with traditional dancing and then a barbeque dinner, a great way to say farewell to Africa, then all to bed again for the last game drive sadly this time I did not go just felling to rough but they all had a great drive as they found the female lions with a giraffe kill, then breakfast and the mad dash through the boarder and back at the Vic Falls airport on to Joberg and to the connecting flights and me home, where Tracey waiting with antibiotics, witch sorted me out in two days.
For my first Gate 1 trip it was a great way to start had a very good group which also helped, no incidents or dramas. I look forward to the next one in March next year.
I start a new tour on Friday so stay tuned for another adventure
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