Marching elephants

The following morning we were in for a surprise. Max, one of the nicest guys you could meet, said he would take us out to the riverbed once again before our flight back to Doro Nawas. Considering this wasn’t part of the itinerary and at no extra cost it was incredibly kind. So by 6.30am we were on our way west to a different part of the river to see another elephant herd. It was a wonderfully clear morning and we came across the herd having breakfast by the edge of the riverbed. Just like the herd from the previous day they were constantly moving, and we followed them. The scenery was dramatic, dwarfing the already huge elephants, and really emphasised just how immense the scene was. Just like the other herd there was a particularly headstrong baby, charging around, running around in circles and playing with sticks - he even came across to our jeep and managed to rock it (there were five adults inside). Just imagine what an adult could do!