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At 3 pm our group met at the jetty and boarded an open boat (along with a group of Germans) and headed towards the river "entrance" to Chobe National Park. The view was lovely.



Here's a view looking out of the inside of the boat:



The boat driver had to check in at the Chobe National Park office, which was a shack on the river:



A close-up of the sign:



Traveling by boat is a great way to see all of the wildlife. We found it especially good for viewing birds and hippos and crocodiles. Land animals came down to the river to drink. It was easier on our bodies than the bumping, noisy jeep, and . . . and! . . . they served drinks and snacks on the boat.

Right off the bat I caught a photo of a fish eagle in flight:



A kudu at the water:



Here is the first crocodile that we saw:



A herd of elephants with a lot of babies came to the water:



The boat drew near to a group of hippos in the water. They are standing on the river bottom and chomping down on vegetation. You only see their heads so it's hard to make out from the photo, but you can go to the bottom of this blog entry and watch a short movie of hippos eating.



Hippos on the shore take a lot better photo:





These are water monitors. There are two, one on top of the other:



Another fish eagle in flight:



A double-decker boat full of local school children passed us and they all waved.



The sun sets, and our boat returns us to the Chobe Safari Lodge.





Watch the crocodile swim and a surprise encounter:

These hippos are eating:


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