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Red markers on the map show our four trips in Africa
Botswana first in the middle then South Africa next then Namibia on the left next then Tanzania upper right last
First of twenty three flights overnight to Dublin business class
Two days in Italy to start time acclimating and eat pizza
Attendants spray the plane on the fourth flight from Cairo to Johannesburg
The three stops in Botswana were Chobe River first then Moremi Crossing and Rra Dinare in the Okavango Delta
Three day stay in Kasane at small lodge with barbed wire fences
A nice lookout to watch the river for game
But protected behind electric fences in the lodge since the town is not fenced
Leaving before sunrise on our very first game drive
The first big animal sighting was so exciting
This lilac breasted roller became the picture we always wanted to capture
The first pride of thirteen lions was so exciting to see
They were down by the river and she was the lookout
The first of many types of antelope in Africa
On the evening game drive we learn what can happen when coming upon a breeding herd
Here is mama in front of us and the bull behind us does not like us between them
Botswaa is home to 130,000 elephants and 50,000 are in Chobe National Park
Here is where we learned that giraffes are very shy by nature
And lions are lazy here is a bachelor group sleeping it off
