Since my last notes here on the 15th April (feels like yesterday) the river in flood is still my favourite obession. The sunsets over the water are outrageous at this time of year... it really does one's soul good to occasionally drop in at one of the riverside lodges for a chilled sundowner on the way home from work..
Note my favourite semi submerged palm tree featuring here again.
Boat-drive-by shot of the same palm tree from river level, looking up at the deck which is perfect for those sundowners!
Observe the Pole Pole Beer Gardens, below. A little bar that sits on the Namibian shore
Right now it's under water, which seems to be an annual liability of its location. It will be back to business as usual when the water drops! Crossing the river from the Botswana side to buy a beer does make you technically an illegal immigrant, of course!
Here we took a boat drive right around the back of the Pole Pole Beer Gardens -normally dry land here.
The astonishing thing is that this huge mass of water is flowing - fast! This very water will thunder over the incredible Victoria Falls, not far from here, since the Chobe forms part of the Zambezi river system.
Here the river rushes past the golf course... wildlife visitors can be hazardous on this course!!
One whole year ago, (feels like last month), we were holidaying in the Northern Hemisphere, saying hello to my parents, and attending Jessie and James'wedding in th UK - here is a year old photo of a totally different watery vista - my mum and me looking out towards Corbiere lighthouse in Jersey.
Fast forward 12 months: this place, the surroundings and seasons are reassuringly familiar. So much feels the same, yet much is different. Life here is as full as ever and there is potentially so much to write about, and so many images that I sometimes get overwhelmed with the overload. If I wanted to record it all here, I would have to do a blogpost everyday, or else my irregular monthly offerings would have to become 100-photo posts, and I would risk boring you all out there to death!
In case I'm in danger of doing that right now, I'm going to sign out, and wish everybody a wonderful weekend, wherever you may be! I'll be drinking a glass of wine on a deck overlooking a stunning watery sunset, in just about ten minutes' time...
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Ooooooooo
talk about real sundowners
Cheers!
Have one for me...oh hell, why stop at one. The same goes for the photos - the more the merrier!
Loving your watery world and that palm is surely your "tree", like I had in Toronto. Love it.
Have a great weekend and I look forward to your next post, whenever that may be.
What you don't know is that these views, this world you present to us is the only view we get of that part of the world. You are standing there thinking you are boring us, when we are agape with awe and hunger for more. Please, do share again and again. We love it!
Love those photos! It's the only way to fly. Speaking of water levels - it's spring here but the water level in the St Laurence is the lowest I have ever seen it - even in late summer. It's going to be a big problem for the big lake ships I expect.
ATB!
Your life in photos is always a thrill.
You could never bore us to death.
The "tempus fugit" thing. I catch myself saying "It seems like only yesterday..." then stop myself because, aaaargh, I sound like my parents!!! Horror.
But, I guess, if you're busy and enjoying life then time does slip away so fast.
Anyway, have a great weekend. And before you know it it'll be Monday again. Déja-vu all over again!
I sympathise with your sentiments, Karen. Gorgeous photos (as ever): water, water, everywhere ... an element that's a bit of a sore point on the Côte d'Azur and beyond at the moment. A Mediterranean version of a Tsunami (we do have them) has caused devastation all the way from Menton to La Ciotat - just before the start of the Summer season. We're almost entirely dependent on tourism, here. In Nice, all 15 beachside restos along la Promenade des Anglais were wrecked. Much hand-wringing; but an extremely impressive concerted effort is underway to get things back to normal. Long live, er, all of us!
ah...sigh...lovely...if i close my eyes i'm back, wait for me, i'll be right there to join you!
i feel the same way, i could post everysingle day and not get it all down. but i wouldn't worry, what you do post is grand!
now i'm getting back in my boat on the chobe...♥
How wonderful. The sunset over the river is spectacular. You would not bore me, nor any of us, one iota if you were to post daily with the lovely photos of your country.
On another note, we used to be able to cross the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park and visit little Mexican villages to have a cerveza and lime and a taco, but no more. There is no wall built in that area yet, but it could come to it. Illegal immigration is a problem here, but more so is the trafficking of illegal drugs.
Don't stay away so long; come back to your blog soon. Enjoy your wonderful weekend. :-)
These are wow-pictures, Karen, and beautiful descriptions! NO WAY of boring us, what do you THINK!
Keep on clicking with your camera, your audience is waiting patiently.
Cheers from a cool Germany (6°)
I just caught up on all of your wonderful posts and photos, all beautiful, especially the little palm...
You're never boring and since your photos and thoughts are the only window I see to your part of the world, they are appreciated. Thanks for popping over to my blog.
Your posts, your pictures and your thoughts are NEVER boring.
That sunset is too beautiful to believe. Wow.
The palm tree - can it survive being half-submerged for months at a time? If so - wow!
Well I think we should all just pop over and have one with you in such an astonishing place.
Do you ever got the falls themselves, or have any pics?
xx
Stunning photographs. There is nothing more beautiful than an African Sunset
Karen - doesn't matter how short or long the time between posts, I always enjoy them so much. You share glimpses of your African life and your photos are awesome. Thank you for sharing Karen and I hope you enjoyed your weekend and the wine!
Lyn
what beautiful sunsets and rivers and scenery. Never a boring post from you- love each of them, no matter how long it takes to post one.
See you are having 'palmy' weather! Wonder if the Chobe Safari Lodge Campground is partially submerged. Great photos and commentary. Never will we be bored with your work!
SOOOOOOOOO gorgeous!!! You are so fortunate!! What a dream...merrily, merrily down the stream ;-) Now, about that bar...I'm extremely curious...does it have a musty smell? What kind of furnishing does it have that it can survive the flooding? Do the owners move their things to the attic every year before the flooding begins? Would be so extraordinary to be able to have a drink there! Fabulous post, as always...I love your blog no matter how frequently or infrequently you post! ~Janine XO
Gorgeous, gorgeous shots. As always!
I'm surprised that much fast-moving water doesn't do more permanent damage! The pictures continue to make it seem you are living in paradise.
The palm tree is submerged by quite a bit. Is the flooding from a dam releasing excess water?
On the surface a flooding river looks sluggish but the force it brings to bear can be scary for anyone caught in its midst.
Not sure I'll ever get bored of the submerged palm!! And time does fly in the most ridiculous way!
GORGEOUS photos and just SO much water! Lx
Marshmallow-Turkish Delight sunsets! Gorgeous!
And don't even talk to me about Time and its flighty nature. You and me both!
xxx
Stunning sunset and stunning flooded river! Wow....That's the first ever partially submerged palm tree I've ever seen.
Spectacular shots!
Just checking in to see what you're up to...didn't want to miss any of your wonderful posts...Hope you are well...sending warm, happy thoughts and love, Janine XO
Greetings from Slug's Rest in Oregon! Love your blog, I am now a follower so I can see more lovely photos from your neck of the woods. This blog could never get boring for us slugs!
Dear Karen,
Evocative. You make me miss Africa...
Also, first time I have heard a sunset described as "outrageous", so true, so exquisitely beautiful. Thank you. :)
ciao,
I'd like to open a window on my blog, dedicated to your artworks. visiting it you can read how you can post as an author. thanks.
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