Sightseeing
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Every night the sunset was this good or better! |
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One of dozens of family groups of elephants getting an evening drink, we were in a boat about 80' away. |
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Elephant family at sunset. |
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White throated bee eaters. |
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Impala |
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Hippos |
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Dr Doolittle's Pushme-Pullu. |
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Local crocs on the Chobe River. |
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A very nice Baobab tree, called the upside down tree in African legends. This tree is in a tradional Namibian village. You can see several good examples of traditional housing. |
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In traditional villages, an improved home is not made from cement, as in Kasane. Instead daub and wattle construction is used. The residue from termite mounds is mixed with water and dung. The resulting mix hardens and resists the rains extremely well. This Namibian woman is building her own house, and is applying the mix over the woven wattle structure. |
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The entire time we were in Botswana, we saw exactly 2 toys. One was a soccer ball and the other is being held by this innovative kid. He made this from twisted wire and bottle caps and he pulled it on the ground by the long wire handle. He was able to carry two empty cans in the wire compartments. |
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The Habitat group stayed at the Chobe Safari Lodge in Kasane. These are the rondavels we all lived in. Each has its own bathroom and shower and was very comfortable. |
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The dinner patio at the Chobe Safari Lodge. |
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After finishing in Kasane, we all travelled to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Toby and I took a short trip into Zambia and there we saw these Rhinos. |
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Victoria Falls stretches about a mile, each of these photos is only a small piece of it. |
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Andrea was one of the Habitat workers. |
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The Victoria Falls Hotel is an old, elegant British Hotel overlooking the Falls and the Zambezi Gorge. Each day they serve high tea for $5.00 US per person. It is delightful! Cucumber sandwiches, smoked salmon sandwiches, scones with strawberry jam and whipped cream and assorted cakes and eclairs, all served with teas. The Habitat group went home and we continued on for a few days on safari. |
About our packing material: We use two different materials, popcorn and newspaper.
We call it popcorn and actually it really is made from corn! Our popcorn is made from cornstarch, is completely biodegradable and dissolves in water. Completely innocuous, we like it better than Styrofoam.
We also use newspaper. Using a product to its ultimate conclusion is the essence of recycling. Our employees bring it in and we reuse it.
