Here is a typical July scene - the lush greenery of past months has now given way to a slightly more parched look, and the roadside grass is pale and wintry. These pictures were taken last week during a business trip, on the road from Kasane to Ngoma.
This tarred transit road cuts through a section of the Chobe National Park, and is a very appealing drive through indigenous teak forests and grasslands, ending up on a ridge overlooking the Chobe floodplain and the Botswana/Namibian border crossing.
On the way we passed a camouflaged herd of zebra under shady trees on the left, and watched a magnificent sable antelope galloping across the road. Ground hornbills and baboons are usually dotted around on the tar road surface, or busy foraging around in the grass, and this was no exception.
This tarred transit road cuts through a section of the Chobe National Park, and is a very appealing drive through indigenous teak forests and grasslands, ending up on a ridge overlooking the Chobe floodplain and the Botswana/Namibian border crossing.
On the way we passed a camouflaged herd of zebra under shady trees on the left, and watched a magnificent sable antelope galloping across the road. Ground hornbills and baboons are usually dotted around on the tar road surface, or busy foraging around in the grass, and this was no exception. We have also encountered wild dog, and even a lioness on this route before! As ever, in the bush, I'm very aware that we only see a small percentage of what sees or could potentially see us...
