Disney's Animal Kingdom put baobob trees in the African area. I assume they didn't grow to that girth in only a few years, so they are typical Disney creations. But looking back on that experience and the real thing, they did a good job of creating the landscape, however fake. There were even termite mounds.
Tonight was our last chance to catch a tiger fish. David, Steve and I had one boat, Tom, Denise and Crystal the other. Our guide took us to the Kasai Channel, between the Chobe and the Zambezi rivers. He put bullfish on a two hook thing with a wire leader because the tiger fish has sharp teeth. We cast out into the river and then drift with the current. The fish will nibble, then tug, but you have to wait until it pulls it away before you yank the pole up and start reeling. You cannot give it any slack. Tigers will swim upstream making you feel like it was lost. It is at this point that you will lose it if you don't keep reeling. I know because I lost two that way. However, Happy Days! I finally caught a tiger fish.
David caught the first one in the boat, then Steve, then I, then then David caught one just as we were leaving.
The sunset coming back through the papyrus and tall reeds on the banks was awesome. There is no high ground. In fact one side of the banks will be under water in a couple months as it is a flood plain. This makes the sky look huge when it is as clear as it was last night.
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