In my four trips to South Africa, this is the coldest weather I've experienced in the bush. Despite the cold, we are still having a fabulous time and seeing wonderful animals. We started our evening game drive going back to check on the male and female lion who had brought down a small Cape Buffalo. Before we got to the site, we found this Hyena sniffing the air.
When we first found the lions, the female was taking a break sleeping against the carcass. In no time they were both eating.
This is when my own mini tragedy hit. My camera started showing signs of not working. The zoom lens stuck and when I finally got it "working" again it shut down after 3 or 4 photos. This same thing happened in 2017 in Valencia Spain and miraculously I was able to buy an exact replacement camera. I'm hoping I can keep this one going for the rest of the trip. I just need to remember that the camera may not work for any given shot. It's OK--I'm still getting a few good ones and I've got my iPhone along.
We came across what we think was the same herd of Elephants we had seen at the watering hole in the afternoon. There were lots of babies. Didn't get many shots because of the camera issue.
When it was dark went to a dam with tons of hippos and lots of babies. Very cool and very cute. This morning we were greeted with a stunning sunrise.
We traveled over a fairly open area and saw lots of antelopes. Jerry kept wanting to see Zebra, which he hadn't seen yet in the Timbavati. We came upon a small "dazzle" of Zebra. They are always stunning.
We also drove by Giraffe after Giraffe. They all seemed to be out this morning.
As I went to put my things in the tent before breakfast, I spied these two from my deck.
It's wonderful having such a big watering hole right in front of our tents and the main lodge.
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