Today we got to sleep in…. To 5:45AM! We were even able to eat breakfast before our first drive of the day! And it was a fabulous drive. Antony, our guide works hard to make sure we see as many animals as possible. He heard there were 2 male lions in an area several km away so he drove there as quickly as possible. The guides communicate and Share great tips on rare sightings! On the way to, we had to stop and see a pair of elephant twins!

When we arrived at the area the 2 male lions had been sighted, there were already 4-5 vehicles vying for a good position. But the lions were resting in deep brush, nestled among the plants. Lying low! We were able to see them move when both of them tried to make a quick get away altho we couldn’t photograph them running. We found a great position to see the head of the lighter color one…. and caught a photo of him eying us!

After a half hour or so, Antony heard of a family of cheetahs, so we decided not wait out the lions any longer. And we were rewarded!

We saw a group of elephants and 2 giraffe drinking at the river and it was wonderful to watch then a while

And the contortions the poor giraffe have to do to drink!

A Small herd of Impala ran down to drink too and a couple Bachelors had to joust a bit!

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