Our visit to the Okavango Delta in the Kalahari Desert, Africa was coming to an end.

Time out from photographing the animals to have our picture taken.

One should never think that Africa is perfectly safe and no one ever gets hurt.  Or worse yet, killed.  If you follow the news you know that bad things can happen.  You must use good judgement, follow the rules and trust your guides.  One evening we had more excitement than we had bargained for.  Every afternoon we stop for what is called a Sundowner.  Our group of three jeeps come together in a lovely area, we're given time to stretch our legs and maybe "go behind a tree," if you know what I mean.  We are provided with all types of drinks and appetizers.  Everyone gets to catch up on what we've seen.  On this particular day when we stopped we could see a large family of elephants off in the distance.  We thought that was lovely and just added to the ambiance.  This time the elephants didn't follow the script.  They decided it was time for a drink.  We were between them and their watering hole.  It is impressive watching these huge animals coming towards us.  They  cover a large distance in a short period of time. 

We had some excitement during one of our Sundowners.

We were between a herd of elephants and their watering hole.  Maybe they thought they'd like to sample our drinks.

They went right by us.  They were very close.

At one point we were told to get near the jeeps.  I decided to get back into our jeep. Right near me an elephant decided to show us how annoyed he was.  They can communicate very well.  Fortunately he did his little dance, flapped his ears and then moved on to get his drink.  That was close!  Very close!

Beautiful birds.  Termite mound on the right.

Copperback.

The was the "road" to our camp.

Someone asked what our accommodations were like.  Our bedroom at Vumbura Plains.

Our living room at Vumbura Plains.

Our indoor shower behind our living room with curtains.  There was an outdoor shower as well.

Our private swimming pool.

Our private outdoor living room.

The scenery in the Okavango Delta was diverse.

More scenery with red tipped grass.

The roads we traveled were sometimes challenging.

When necessary we went off road to get a closer look at the animals.  Anything to get that perfect shot!

Hyenas strolling along the road.

Sables

Warthog.

A very relaxed leopard.

Here he is enjoying the view from his perch up in the tree.

Giraffes.

Our wonderful fellow travelers. 

An aerial view as we were leaving the Okavango Delta.  I was fortunate enough to fly in the copilot seat. 

Don't worry, just because we are leaving the Okavango Delta doesn't mean there isn't more to see.