A last minute errand to purchase stamps and mail the first postcards of the trip (KSS) |
A small bus with a luggage trailer picked us up at the hotel for the hour-journey to the border with Botswana (KSS) |
At the border just the two of us were taken by a safari vehicle for another hour-ride to Chobe Game Lodge (KSS) |
Perfectly round houses, perhaps now made with white-washed brick, but based on the traditional mud huts with thatched roofs (KSS) |
Roadside vendor (KSS) |
Warthogs crossed in front of us (KSS) |
Entrance porte cochère of Chobe Game Lodge |
Lodge lobby |
Despite arriving late, we were given lunch; this is Quiche à la Chobe |
Spicy Buffalo Wings |
Chobe Game Lodge room |
The room and bathroom were decorated with bougainvillea blossoms |
Lodge room desk/vanity |
Bathroom including a shower at back left |
The upper lodge room on the right had an infinity pool flowing into a fountain |
Warning about wild animals |
Sure enough, warthogs outside the dining hall (although they are not really predators!) (KSS) |
Just passing through! (KSS) |
Chobe Game Lodge has a riverside boardwalk |
Botswana's First Official Lovelock Site |
Instead of littering land or water, "throw away" the key here |
"Living room" on the boardwalk |
Vines growing through the boardwalk |
The boma/traditional meeting or gathering place |
Swimming pool |
Poolside "accommodations" |
Poolside lounge chairs with towels |
Lounge |
Linyanti Bar decorated in traditional Bedouin tent style |
Lanterns in the dining room |
Terrace lounges |
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