Oct 1

Safari #2 AM

Our AM drive with Dwain had some great success this morning….we saw a huge male lion right off the road. We was just lying down watching the mountain. He wasn’t interested in us but something was going on in the distance. We saw a herd of wildebeast running and realized they were being chased by the lionesses. At first there was one but then 2 more showed up. The lion got up and walked a bit so we thought she had made a killing but then he sat back down. We waited some more to see if the rest of the pride would show up. Then we went to the little watering hole and low and behold the other male was drinking. The lionesses were with him as well but they were hidden in the grass. Then we saw some giraffe up on a hill. They were pretty far away but they are such weird creatures. Then we saw the usual elephant and zebra. Then we came up a huge herd of mom elephants and their kids. There was a t least 10 total. The big matriarch got really close to the truck at one point. I got some great pics. They were on the move in the field and they were parading around. The little elephants we so cute! Then they got closer to the road and actually crossed it! It was an amazing sight. After we left we saw 2 male elephants. You can tell the difference by the shape of their heads. Females have a square boxy like face/head and males have a more rounded head. We had a quick break had some tea. Saw hippos on the w ay out. Our big hunt of the day was to see the leopard one truck got to see. We tried to find it right after they did with no luck. One group has seen 4/5 of the Big 5. We are 3/5 so we hope to close that gap by tomorrow morning. Got back and ate the BIGGEST omelet ever and now time for a nap!