It is a bit hard to write. I am sitting looking over a lagoon from then Waterside Lodge after eating my third meal of the day, lunch at 1 PM. We started with a game drive at 6 AM. The highlight was following a leopard through the brush on a harrowing ride. Naturally he did not follow the road so
Dan, our Ranger/Diver followed him though the brush. We drove over small trees and brush and through gullies staying near the leopard while another safari car paced us on his other side. He seemed totally oblivious to these two vehicles so close to him as he made his way to his destination.
After uploading that image it is clear there will be fewer pictures than you or I might like. The upload speed is very slow.
We did see elephants again, also at close range. My favorite picture is this big guy giving himself a dust bath:
The first meal was coffee and biscuits before the drive. The second was breakfast after the drive and the third was lunch about 3 hours later. No we don’t have to eat again until after our evening game drive which will get us back about 6:30.
The lodge grounds are open to game. We have nyala wandering the grounds most of the time:
Last night we learned why we are not permitted to walk outdoors unescorted. We had to detour around a hippopotamus that was browsing in the gardens between the public areas and our cabins. No pictures, it was dark and flash is very bad form. Naturally there are monkeys and many birds, not to mention several varieties of antelope beside the nyala.
I will try to post again from here as I have no idea what we will find for connectivity as we go. Our group of 10 seems very compatible and fun to be with.