It was hot, hotter than yesterday, and yesterday was damn hot! It’s really dry, though, so it only feels hot, like an oven. It was so hot that this lionesse sat right next to the road and let us take her picture - I think she even smiled at one point.
This was more of a groan/growl (a roar?).
I wish I had a recording of this - it really was an eerie sound.
Between that sound and that hungry look in her eyes …
…I only turned my head for this one picture.
These were some ugly creatures. Notice the bird (its name is the yellow billed ox pecker, no seriously).
Eating ticks and other parasites…
and for dessert…
These were a colorful animal - the Hartebeest
This was quite the sight - simba (the word means lion in swahili).
I think some gazelles were getting a little close - I was hoping for a chase, but nothing happened.
Warthogs are really funny looking creatures - very similar to an Arkansas razorback. They look pretty tasty - like bacon.
These kind of look tasty, too, sort of like a big (with longer legs and neck) wild turkey, but… I’m pissed off because I did not get drawn for a spring wild turkey license this year (what a bunch of b.s.).
These gals were taking it pretty easy - like I said, it was hot.
Got back to camp, washed up a bit (my legs were almost black from the knees down,- I’ve never been so dirty in my life - it was really fun!)
We then headed to this little lodge less than a mile away (who knew?). The beer was cooler than warm, popcorn was $1 a plate (thank you Jonathan), and the views were beautiful!
We then headed back to camp for another fine meal. There was wine flowing, beer pouring, ipod roaring, people dancing, fire burning, etc… At one point in the evening, Donovan pulled me aside and said, “hey, do you have a knife on you?”
Of course I had my leatherman on my belt, so I said “ya, why?”
Donovan said, “I may need your help later.”
Ok, so the evening wore on when after a while, Donovan got everyone to go for a walk out away from the fire and into the darkness where all the wild animals were. Luckily we had our trusty Masai security guard and his trusty bow and arrow wearing a trench coat. Everyone got into a circle and Donovan and I ducked aside. He had two glow sticks, so I poked holes in the ends of each one (with my trusty knife), and we proceded to spray glow in the dark glow stick juice all over everyone! I guess you had to be there, but it was kind of funny seeing everyone dance around in the dark with glowing spots all over them. The security guard dude was amazed that he couldn’t see the stuff when he shined the flashlight on it (and then reappear when he turned it off). Anyway, the night went on even later than last night. It’s probably best I don’t have any more photos of the evening from this point on. This was the scene in the morning, however.
Stay tuned, two more days of safari yet to come….
