Friday, July 11, 2014

Early Start

Lions having breakfast.
Lions having breakfast.

We had an early morning safari today and were out on the road by 6:30 am. I know there were some of us who thought it was very early to be awake while on vacation, but it was worth it immediately. About 300 feet from the entrance to our hotel we saw two male lions eating a wildebeest. These were lions with full manes and it was definitely an interesting first sight of animals.

Sunrise over the hills.
Sunrise over the hills.

The groups continued on and saw hyenas (new today), some ostriches, warthogs (also new), and some more lions. We'd spotted a single lioness and turned around to travel back to where she was. This was definitely a highlight because out came another lioness and two cubs!  We watched the four of them eating and playing with each other.

Hyena on the run.
Hyena on the run.

-- Gabriela Gualano