Fine Bush Dining pt. 2 - 11/08

This morning we headed out for an early morning game drive.  We shared the drive with a French couple and it was our first shared drive of the trip - we've been pretty blessed to have private drives.  That Maasai bracelet must work for some things 😉.
We drove through an area that the leopards apparently like with no luck and then Eric got notice of a lion with a young buffalo kill.  We we heading to see that when instead we got the treat of finding two lionesses and two lion cubs!!!! Who was excited - me, of course!  Neka was too. The lions were literally walking on the road and we followed them.  The road was my least favourite type in the Park- black cotton soil that is sticky mud during the rainy season.  Thanks to the countless hippos and elephants that trudge through the mud, it dries as a ridiculously bumpy and hard surface.  There's no rushing on these roads.  Eric always jokes that we are getting a free massage...I guess that's one way of looking at it.
Back to the matter at hand we followed the lions until they stopped for a rest in the grass.  I can't wait to share the photos with you! Thanks again to my Auntie and Uncle for my amazing camera!  I can't imagine my trip without it.
Once it was clear that the lions were settled in we continued on our way... the only thing growling now was my stomach!  Eric took us to a picnic area near a giant baobab tree and set up our Fine Bush Dining breakfast. I was happy to see that pancakes were on the menu.  They were a hit with everyone - between the five of us we devoured all of them.
We checked in on the lion and his buffalo before driving back to camp for our siesta  and lunch. 
In the afternoon Neka and I had another drive, this time around two of the lakes.  We got up close and personal with some hippos, saw plenty of crocodiles, a wide variety of birds, vervet monkeys and the usual giraffes and impalas. This will be our last safari drive. 
Tomorrow morning we're heading out on a nature walk before breakfast and we leave camp after lunch to continue our journey to Zanzibar.