Today we're sharing the truck with Amanda from Cambridgeshire who amazingly has the same camera kit as me (including 1.4 extender and tripod) and also the same binoculars that we borrowed from Mum.
I think safari is actually quite a good idea for a solo traveler as you're with others for the game drives and most meals are taken at one big table so its a nice, inclusive atmosphere.
My special plea to Sandy for our last day was to revisit the Muamba last waterhole in the hope we could see Lilian's Lovebirds there.
Enroute we stopped off to see how the lions were doing with their buffalo kill - unfortunately it was still a very unpleasant sight, especially the way the lions seem to almost get inside the carcass to eat the flesh. It was interesting though to see just how much the carcass had reduced in size.
Once again vultures patiently waiting for their turn.
Father and son
Hyena also keeping a watchful eye from a distance
We finally got to the waterhole and the Lovebirds were already there and didn't stay long, so I didn't get quite the shots as I was after.
After they'd gone though, we had plenty of other birds too;Hammerkop, Meves's Long Tailed Starlings, Golden Weaver, Guinea Fowl
And the most amazing show of animals; impala, kudu, wildebeest, warthog, baboon and zebra - they all kicked up a lot of dust
Every once in a while a Fish Eagle would swoop down and frighten everything
When one zebra rolls, the rest follow - it's something to do with maintaining the scent
this would have been a great shot!
We really couldn't have asked for a better showing on our last morning.