16 March 2016
After an early
breakfast we left for our morning Game Drive, again in a faint drizzle.
It didn't last
very long however, although it remained cloudy for a large part of the morning.
We had some
good general game sightings early on and then found 1 quite large Spotted Hyena
on the move close to its den site. It came out onto the road, walking in front
of our vehicle for some time, sniffing the breeze for the scent of its
companions, or perhaps something to eat! Eventually it turned back in the direction
it came from and disappeared down the den.
A little while
later we came across a few vehicles parked on the side of the road and saw what
they were all looking at, at least 6 lions lying flat under a tree about 50
meters off the road, our first cats of the Safari! They were very lazy, as is
so often the case with lion, but we got a good view when one got up to change
position and the others rolling over or lifting their heads every now and then.
There was an adult male lying a few meters away from the rest of the pride and
we could see his head and face quite well through a gap in the trees!
Arguably the
highlight was a small breeding herd of Elephants, 4 in total, which might have
been a mother with her 3 offspring. The youngest was about a year old and very
playful. They came out and crossed the road in front of us, the youngster
running back and forth and charging at some vehicles with its ears out, trying
its best to look scary, while its mom was watching closely from where she was
browsing next to the road. Eventually a large bus approached and the 2 youngest
took off into the bush, followed by their mum, while the other, a teenage male,
had no interest in their antics and was in no hurry to chase after them!
After lunch and
some pool time back at camp we went for a late afternoon drive during which we
found a magnificent Sable Antelope bull grazing in a patch of moist grassland,
accompanied by a waterbuck bull and small herds of Impala and Kudu.
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