Rachel decided she had to sleep in this morning. These early mornings are beginning to get to
her – lack of sleep! Cal was up and
ready for the 6:00 drive. As I have said
earlier, EVERY game drive is different. This morning they saw a huge herd of buffalo
(250-300), including calves; a larger herd of elephant with a baby less than a
year old; a baby giraffe that was nursing; 2 different leopards – one in a tree
and the other one was walking; and the two lion cubs with their mother.
Rachel had a relaxing morning, sleeping in until 9:00 – It
was cool with no need for a fan after 1:00am.
I have caught up on writing this blog.
We had an interesting chat with a Scottish couple (father
& daughter) who are working with NGO’s in Malawi. They were able to shed light on the history
of Malawi, and they definitely wonder what the future holds for the country. It
was an interesting chat with someone who has worked in Malawi since soon after
its independence in 1964 (the year Cal graduated from High School.
And Zambia… Its
currency right now is so fluid. In one
day it changed from 10 Zambian Kwacha for 1 USD to 12 Z Kwacha. 6 months ago it was 6 to 1.
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| One of the Ugly five - Warthog |
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| Hippos in the River |
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| Bushbuck |
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| Waterbuck with toilet seat on their rear end |
This evening the game drive was rather uneventful, but we
saw at least 6 hyenas, another large herd of buffalo (150), lots of giraffe, 1
leopard hidden in a tree so all we could see was his tail, elephants, but no
lions. Tonight was our last game drive
here in the park. We have taken soooo many photos, it is hard to know which
ones to post on this site.
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| Vultures and Hyenas on the carcass |
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| Pukus |
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| Crocodiles |
Tomorrow we fly out to Livingston, via Lusaka, the Capital
City of Zambia.
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