Yesterday morning Justine got a call from Aggii, one of the guys that do the night security for us.

He had left the lodge early in the morning to go home again, using one of my bikes I have let the guys use for the last two years. My wife and I had used these bikes to cycle all the way from Durban up to the Vuyani Safari Lodge, going through Swaziland and even Mocambique. Sweet memories.

So Aggii told Justine that he could not pass on the road as the lions were blocking his way, and that in fact he was sitting high on a tree.

In the meanwhile Ernst, our reserve manager had driven past Aggii, but had not noticed/heard him from the tree.

Justine, our manager headed out to “rescue” poor Aggii right away. As she arrived, she saw the lions taking an extremely keen interest in this odd thing on two wheels, and inspecting it up close. See the photos below! Yikes, I wanted to use this bike next week for my trip up north to Zimbabwe. Doesn’t look that likely now … 😉

Aggi was hauled back to security by Justine, and the bike was retrieved after that. Enough playing for the lions!!

I always feel that in 20 years, when we look back, there will be many stories to laugh about, and this is one of these I suppose …

Enjoy the photos, they are already going viral on our Facebook page, as they are actually completely unique!