We had a good start to our day in the bush today when we came across a 9 strong lion pride resting in the river bed at the main Umfolozi bridge. The cats were chilling out big time and were still there, albeit having moved all of 10 meters, when we crossed the bridge...
It seems the animals in the Park got their rest day mixed up this weekend !! They went Awol on Saturday which was a very quiet day indeed, except for a cheetah which made an appearance mid afternoon near view point 17 in the South. General game was also very sparse....
It was one of those days when we had to work hard for our rewards today ! After a good start to the day when we spotted a lioness walking along a ridge it became very quiet and that’s the way it stayed until mid morning when reports came through of a cheetah with cubs...
We were spoilt by cats and dogs today ! Near Umbondwe picnic site early this morning we had a great lion sighting. There were ten of these magnificent beasts sitting on a ridge 50 m from our vehicle. They sat there for a while before moving off slowly in full view for...
We had a great day in the bush today. There were plenty of elephants around, including a breeding herd with newborns near Mpila camp early on. A little later we came across 4 lions between markers 24 & 25 in the south. Just before that there was a leopard sighting...
It was a difficult day out there in the bush today. The weather was all over the place, alternating between warm, very cold, sunny and cloudy. At times the wind raged and then it became totally calm. It seems the animals were as bewildered as we were with all of this...
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