We gathered at the Land Rover and took off in search of lions. There had been a kill and Luke thought we might be able to see the lions feeding. But before we reached the lions, we found some African wild dogs sleeping beneath a tree. Luke was thrilled as they are very rare. Previously, before Charlene and I arrived, we had seen them running across the road close to the gate for Tanda Tula. We were happy we had seen them active as they were easier to see and more fun to watch.
When we arrived at the lions, the two sisters we had seen earlier were napping after their meal along with their brother. He had been in a fight (we didn't see that...) as his left front leg looked spotted with closed sores, and he appeared to be unable to put any weight on his back right leg when he stretched.
We watch them stretch and flop down before before moving on to a rhino who was having an evening stroll. Soon we arrived at a dry river bed where we had "sundowners," any kind of drink at sundown along with some snacks.
On the way back to the lodge it was quite dark with a clear sky full of stars. Jack, our tracker, got out a spotlight and moved it back and forth from one side of the vehicle to the other. He was looking for "eye shot" or eyes. He wanted to see what was out there in the night in case there was an animal.
Sure enough, he put his hand up as a signal and soon we were on the trail of a leopard. These animals are extremely fast but we did manage to spot it several times.
Back at the lodge, we prepared for a typical African barbecue known as a braai. It featured food cooked over a very large grill including sausage, chicken and kudu which was especially good and tasted like very tender beef. There were sweet potatoes, small white potatoes and loads of roasted veggies.
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