Sadly we had to say goodbye this morning to Liesbeth and Franz who were heading off to Lower Zambezi to continue their holiday. We've very much enjoyed their company and feel like we've know each other for a lot longer than 3 days.
So now we are sharing the truck with a complete a**hole, who does nothing but complain about the slightest thing. He's very stressed because he has to share a vehicle - not just with us, but with anyone. It's common practice to have 4 even 6 in a vehicle (as we were at the last camp) unless you want to pay a $500 per day supplement and have a private vehicle/guide.
We rather enjoy the interaction with others and it's nice to talk over the shared experiences at the end of the day.
Never mind, we'll continue as normal and he'll just have to lump us!
Having not seen any giraffe for a couple of days, this fella was hiding in the bushes just outside camp.
The Ebony Grove was looking particularly beautiful in the early morning light.
Sorry, it could get quite repetitive now, but I can't resist taking photos of the same wonderful animals.
We went back to Pelican Lagoon this morning as there seemed to be quite a few zebra making their way there to drink. I was hoping for some good reflection shots but the water is drying up very quickly now and zebra are such skittish animals they never got very close to us.
Unlike the elles who once again ignored us.
My best LBR to date
Sandy then thought we should check out a very dried up waterhole where he'd heard reports of lions. As usual his instinct was correct and we came across this pair. When lions get together they mate almost continuously for about 3 days (each mating taking about 20 secs !)
She then went off and had a drink
sauntered back - gave him a look
and before we could overt our gaze they were at it again
No wonder he needed a rest under the tree
Oddly enough, the afternoon was mostly taken up watching lions again but I'll restrict it to my favourite lion picture of the day
Having not seen any giraffe for a couple of days, this fella was hiding in the bushes just outside camp.
The birds are more active first thing too
White Backed Vulture (Juvenile) - the most common species in the area
Red Billed Hornbill
More Lilian's Lovebirds
White Fronted Bee Eater
We went back to Pelican Lagoon this morning as there seemed to be quite a few zebra making their way there to drink. I was hoping for some good reflection shots but the water is drying up very quickly now and zebra are such skittish animals they never got very close to us.
Unlike the elles who once again ignored us.
My best LBR to date
Sandy then thought we should check out a very dried up waterhole where he'd heard reports of lions. As usual his instinct was correct and we came across this pair. When lions get together they mate almost continuously for about 3 days (each mating taking about 20 secs !)
sauntered back - gave him a look
and before we could overt our gaze they were at it again
No wonder he needed a rest under the tree
Oddly enough, the afternoon was mostly taken up watching lions again but I'll restrict it to my favourite lion picture of the day
As light was fading we headed to the river and watched the crocs, hippos and elles whilst enjoying our G&T
After sundowner we found the Leopard Malaika making clever use of one of many gulleys to get herself close to some impala (I seriously under-exposed these photos so they are really poor!)
Thankfully she didn't make a kill whilst we were watching, but no doubt will later tonight.