We went out this morning to track lions. We found tracks of Nanai, Nabulu, and the two Cubs we watched yesterday.
We followed them and determined they had gone up in the hills.
Next we went across the river to find the lions we saw yesterday. We found tracks of the two mothers and the two 1 1/2 year old Cubs. Here is a photo of the track of one of the Cubs.
We determined they had crossed the river and later we determined they had gone up into the hills also. We spent a long time trying to find the tiny 3 month old cub we saw yesterday but were unsuccessful.
I feel like I’m part of Ewaso Lions with all of this lion tracking! It’s difficult work. I have been amazed at the great distances the lions travel overnight. Then during the day they hide in the shade. There are so many places to hide here. It is not flat and open like the Mara so it’s difficult to find them.
There are a lot of elephants here and again we had close encounters!
This photo is taken through our car window.
Finally we saw cheetahs!! Cheetahs are very endangered. But. we saw a mom and 3 6-month old Cubs! We watched them sleep for a while. Then mom went off to hunt with the 3 Cubs trailing behind!
We have a break for a few hours now. We are going to shop and get ready for our next stupendous adventure ! We are leaving this afternoon for Shivani’s camp– about an hour away– and we are spending the night! We are camping in a tent in the bush! No running water…no flush toilet…and no fence! I have never been camping in my life! We will have dinner with them, enjoy the evening, sleep in a tent and then help in the morning with the annual lion marathon. What a unique experience we will have! A night in the bush!
Looking Out Seeing Within 