Elephants by the zillion is part of why one comes to Chobe, and the afternoon river cruise didn’t disappoint. Two adult males cavorting in the water, and herd upon herd of family groups coming down to the river to drink. The youngsters turning the banks into mudslides, seeing who could push whom into the river. Hours of play in this gentle place, under blue skies with cloud formations that are a spectacle of their own.