Two days ago Jacques and Jesse headed out on afternoon safari to see if they could locate the Lions. It was Jesse’s first drive here with us and as it was, luck was definitely on his side.
Not too long after leaving the lodge and seeing a great variety of plains game species like Giraffe, Zebra, Wildebeest and Impala Jesse spotted in front of him lion spoors in the road. Great stuff was to be seen!
Shirley, one of our clients, after having a few good looks as not to create false hope excitedly informed everyone that she wasable to see the lions lying not to far from the road behind a short Acacia thicket. Well done Shirley!! Well spotted!
Jacques moved the car into a position where it was suitable for everyone to see the lazy cats. 😉 After everyone had gotten a few nice shots of them, Jacques then left the sighting to pursue the elusive Elephants further.
I then moved into the area to see if it would be possible for me to relocate them and get some cool photos to share with all of you. Upon arrival at the location with Yolande and Justine we found that the Lions were not there anymore. My mood immediately changed from excitement to unhappy, but not for long as we heard Wildebeest alarm calls coming from the area to the South of us. It must be the Lions I thought that are disturbing them.
Getting the car back onto the road we steadily made our way around to the Southern side of the block hoping to get at least just a glimpse of them.
The photos that follow will help to put you all in my shoes and enjoy the brilliant visual we were able to have with these majestic felines. Great African safari outing!
Quinton Chick – Vuyani Safari Lodge Manager and Head Ranger
