President of Zambia and Modikwe Game Park

The President of Zambia came to visit Botswana and as luck would have it he stayed on our floor.  Grandpa actually met him in the hallway.  They had a nice visit and in the course of things, Grandpa said he had 14 grandkids (usually one off the first things he shares!)  Anyway, the President said, "Oh, you must have been a bad boy when you were young." ??
We couldn't quite figure out how that fit together, but anyway I think Grandpa and the President became pretty good friends.  Big surprise!

We went to the Modikwe Game Park that evening after work.  We weren't too sure about an evening drive but it was pretty fun.  

This fellow is called a Blue Wildebeest.  They are rather rare and hard to find apparantly.  

He was so unconcerned about us being there.  He walked right by our car, down the road a ways, and then off to the other side and into the bush.

Wild dogs.  Every dog has its own unique colorings, just like our fingerprints.

They are apparently separated from the pack.  So this one spent some time, rutting around in the weeds to leave his scent so the pack could find them.  

Then he trotted off to find his other two companions.

We had the cutest guide.  He was so determined to find us some lions that he got out of the truck and searched for some tracks.  After a time, he returned and said, "That's enough of that.  There are all kinds of tracks around here and I'm not going any further, even with my gun."

Taking pictures at night is tricky.  The only time I could get the camera to work is when the spotlight was on the animal.  I think I need some instructions.

We conquered and found the lions.  As you can see we got up close and personal.  They had just killed something so they were pretty satisfied and sleepy.  This is the Mom, of course.

I love the eyes on this picture.   

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I think this sunset rivals the one we saw in Tonga.