An adrenaline packed drive. (Above siblings at their afternoon siesta)
Even before we left it was good - 18 Giraffes came towards the Lodge, they were interested in Patsy's bones.
We saw a few very interesting birds and then crossed the pontoon.
Watched 2 lionesses and their brother, sleeping and lazing in the sun.
One lion was playing with insects, she looked so playful I thought I could have rolled a ball of wool at her to play with.
Their mother has just given birth to 3 cubs and is staying separate from them.

Had sundowners on the opposite side of the river to Kafunta and watched elephants cross.
OOPS! the car would not start. Martin, our guide, tinkered under the bonnet and we were soon on our way.
Our sleeping lions were now on the move, we watched as they played together and started moving with intent. They were going hunting.
Just as they went out of sight, we got stuck in the sand!!!!
Martin and the spotter had to go find vegetation to put under the wheels. We were all apprehensive about the guys walking at dusk in the area we had seen lions only minutes before. I took over the spot light and tried to check that there were no lions, or other predators close to them. By the time we were on our way it was very dark. Car problems in a game park can be scary - you don't have the option of walking for help.

Later we watched a Leopard hunting. The hunt was over when the Pukus sent out an alarm call when they had spotted him. We left him to have another try.
On our way home we came across the lions we had seen earlier. They were now stalking Pukus. They split up. The strategy seemed to be that one was going to scare them into the arms (or should I say teeth) of the other two. We were close to the decoy lioness, and watched as she constantly checked the position of the other two before making her move.
In darkness we waited. Pukus started running and we heard the kill.
With in minutes we were at the kill sight. Two Pukus were down. One an instant kill, the other needed extra work.
The lion kept one and the lionesses shared the other. They ate from it at the same time. A fetus seemed a highly prized morsel.

Just so you don't think all drives are that thrilling, two nights latter I went on a quite drive - the highlights were seeing an Eagle Hawk at close range and watching a Buffalo calf suckling from between the back legs of her mother. This way she was able to drink as the mother walked. Saw a Gannet running up a tree, got a good photo of an elephant and a safari truck crossing the river. .. all very nice but no adrenaline (and no complaints). -------------23 and 25 September.