Sunrise this morning.
It’s cold and windy here. I am dressed in 5 layers!
An update to yesterday: we went to Lookout Hill where we could see Tanzania. There was a row of fires burning. The Tanzanians have set fires near the border in an effort to prevent the wildebeests from migrating north. They still come, but they have to make a long detour.
This morning we found 9 lion 1 1/2 yr old Cubs playing. Just like our Cubs at the zoo, a stick is a valuable possession-worth tangling over! They jumped on each other, pounced, and ran around. It was great fun. One of the boys reminded me of Aslan.
Then we found more of the pride- 3 moms and 5 6 month old Cubs. The moms played with the Cubs. A cub climbed a tree and then one of the moms did, though she wasn’t very coordinated! This is the third time we have seen lions in a tree! The grass is so high, lions are nearly completely hidden.
We got very close to a raft of about 20 hippos.
They are entertaining! We also saw a tiny hyena following its mom and though adult hyenas are pretty ugly, this little guy was adorable! We were within 10 ft of a cheetah & her 3 large 10-month old Cubs.
We saw a crossing of about 2500 wildebeests over a small river.
This afternoon after a picnic lunch in the bush we saw many more lions including a mom & 2 adorable 3-month old Cubs…
… were within 15 ft of a couple on a date…
… and a female lion who let it be known to a male that she was very interested- and he turned her down and actually walked away!
Current lion count (number of DIFFERENT lions seen)
Total-76
Males- 10
Females-21
Subadults-21
Cubs-24
Looking Out Seeing Within 