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| Rhinos keeping an eye on their calf with a pride of lions watching |
The journey— We’re back in South Africa from Namibia and have landed for a long stay at Marakele National Park.
We had a lot of driving to get here. Well, Richard had a lot of driving. We traveled via Upington, Bloemfontein, Joburg and then northwest through Thabazimbi. We did an overnight in Upington and one more overnight just beyond Bloemfontein. We ran errands in Joburg, and now we have our sanctuary at Marakele. What a beautiful, peaceful place in the Waterberg Mountains.
We camped in our rig for a couple of days in an open campground where all the animals just walk on through—warthogs, zebra, ostrich…
And now we have safari-style tent with an adjacent kitchen. We love this place so much, we’re staying another week. And wow have we got animal pics!
Waiting to pass…
The mating pair about 15 feet in front of us with another lion at the back of the rig watching:
And in the side mirror…
We’ve heard lions most nights, and we’ve found them almost everyday on our drives. We just follow the huffs, puffs, grunts, and roars. The sounds are unmistakable and will wake you instantly at night. I think we must still have some primal reaction to hearing these guys. It’s almost like half your brain is always awake listening for them.
Our camp:
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| The kitchen and deck with the entrance to our main tent off to the left |
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| Our tented camp from above |
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| Our camp visitor |
The sleeping juveniles this a.m. and
More lion and rhino pics:
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