Last game drive at Lion Sand started off slow but ended up with some good highlights for the group. These included two large elephant Bulls, a rhino very close and an almost kill by a leopard stalking an impala. Not much time to discuss this morning I was not a breakfast to hear all the tales

We have arrived at Rattrays and were greeted by a huge herd of Cape Buffalo in the river. This deck area and the Sand River below is really one of the nicest lodge sites in my opinion. On the way a vehicle saw a leopard in a tree. Another vehicle saw a large herd of elephants and a male and female Impala with a little romance in mind but the lady decided to play hard to get n

We have Dave and Mike from our first group of Rangers and two new Rangers, Michael and Frtiz. The normal introduction to the lodge and then we all went to our rooms to settle in. I do love this room and the view of the river.

Where the buffalo roam close by are the lions so fingers crossed for the upcoming game drives. These huge herds move between different camps so we are very fortunate to have them here right now.