headed to Chobe!!! and photo slideshow

We just received word that Michelle is helping direct a conference in Kasane, which is right outside the main entrance to Chobe National Park, the best in Botswana. we leave Saturday and will be gone all week. I dont think I'll be able to upkeep the blog during this time, sodon't forget about us. WE'LL BE BACK!!!! With some great stuff. Apparently, we are staying in some cool places right on the Chobe River. No swimming in the river, crocs and hippos by the hundreds. Apparently Hippos roam the grounds at night, so I hope Jude doesn't escape our sight. On the drive up, we travel near all the salt pans and I hear that lions, elephants, and various other animals roam wild near the highway. Crazy. I wonder if the elephant crossing signs. ...
Anyway, Kasane is on the border where Botswana Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia meet. We are planning on seeing Victoria Falls(Zimbabwe) while we're up there and taking a boat ride to see elephants crossing the river.
Here's where we're staying... Chobe Safari Lodge for 2 nights

http://www.chobesafarilodge.com/


and Mowana Safari Lodge for 3 nights

http://www.cresta-hospitality.com/index.php?page=destinations/Botswana/Mowana%20Safari%20Lodge/about


Cool stuff.

And as promised, here's a video slide show of my day in Gabane. Lots of windows, walls, etc.. But they make for some good pictures.. I think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdscIMDDMK0



The photos above are the side of the shop where I met Mary, Koketso, Sheila, Banyana and Onthusitse, the characters in some of the photos. The other photo is of the huge combi(bus) that Michelle gets to drive on some her visits to local villages. Cool eh? She's only killed 5 people backing out of out complex.This is also the first vehicle we took a ride in upon our arrival to Gaborone.



Enjoy!!!!