All the animals we see are free to roam around, and John is rather jealous. At the Lodge, he wasn’t allowed to go for a morning run. And now on the houseboat, well, you get the picture. So he’s up to 4 days with no exercise, and three solid meals a day. Could be an ugly weight loss program when he gets home. Watch out all you training buddies of John’s. Oh, and don’t forget that we have had no internet or tv here on the boat, and that means NO TOUR. Sheesh, it’s not that pleasant for him, but he’s keeping a smile on his face.
After breakfast, we watch the elephants have their morning drink and bath. If there is a rule about taking too many photos of elephants, then I’ve broken it!
We go fishing in the morning, and come very, very close to some crocs, with teeth on display. We caught only a few fish today (much less than yesterday) and I wonder if our luck with fishing at home will change.
Cruising further up the river, we moor for the evening and go out again to look for animals in the speedboats. Our guide, Kaltius, finds an amazing number of birds this evening. The giant Kingfisher was there, and more malachite starlings. Then he slows the boat and pauses under an overhanging branch of a tree and we look up to see an enormous python curled up in tree. Then he spots another one sliding around the bank that slowly disappears into a hole in a tree.
There’s crocs, baboons, guinea fowl, water monitors and hippo. Although we don’t go too close to the hippos. We reboarded the house boat for another great meal, and lots of laughs with the Sydney ladies.

Below are just a few of the photos I took of the amazing drinking session the elephants had while we watched from our boat. It was a great experience.