Day 8: Chobe, Botswana
Ick. Despite heading to bed early last night, I didn't feel the greatest today. I'm hoping it's just nothing. Sick or not, I wasn't about to spend the day sleeping it off in a tent when there were adventures to be lived. I'm glad I didn't. We hopped on a morning safari (up at 5, not used to that, bleh), and wow, you wouldn't believe our luck. The guide said they hoped for the best because animals were not active in these parts in the early am, but not in our case. We saw a pack of wild dogs and a kill that was not yet killed. Four dogs tore apart a baby kudu right in front of us. Yeah, shocked me too. I'm not gonna lie, I was a little saddened because wild dogs don't kill their prey before eating it. Yeah. They tore everything out of this antelope before it stopped blinking and breathing. It was sad to see it die that way, but as Kelsey reassured me, it's nature and we do eat animals too. At the same time though, I'm pretty sure you don't run at a cow and rip its leg off and gnaw on it, no matter how rare you like your steaks. We also saw the kudu's mother, which was also brought down. The mom was partially eaten, then left that way. I hope she didn't live long after that... again it was sad to see an animal like that. After we got back, I skipped most of breakfast (I had a little toast) and went to bed to try and sleep off whatever I have. Eh, it sorta worked. I dozed and read all morning before opting for a cold shower. That helped a lot, and so is this Appletiser (don't worry, it's just sparkling apple juice). I might snag some ginger beer later too and see if the ginger will settle my stomach. We also had a boat cruise today on the river. Woooooow, it was so beautiful. The Chobe River is the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. So technically, I've seen both Zambia and Namibia, but I haven't added them to my list of countries that I've visited =). I'm super sleepy so I'll cut this entry short and head to bed. Nighty night!
