Dawn …. Driving thru the forest looking for highland birds and forest birds and suddenly out of the trees on the left ……. Lion! Three lionesses walking purposefully thru the forest silent as the grave barely seen in the long grass. I am on the tracker seat on the front bumper of the Landrover. A pretty tense place to be with lions in the mood for a hunt. Their lithe tawny bodies matching perfectly with the tall dry grass, their whole demeanour was one of high alert readiness. Trying to listen for sound of them walking….. none not even the rustle of the grass betrays them. The golden light, the gold grass and the gold lionesses, merge into a perfect landscape with sudden death for something on the cards.
We followed them not too closely but at a safe distance so as to not alert any potential prey. Soon they veered off in a direction we could not follow and we broke off. When we stopped for coffee everyone was just buzzing, what an incredible morning that had been. One more day in Africa………made. Come and Explore Africa with me.
