Awesome game drive this am! Today is George and my 34th wedding anniversary so I had arranged a special surprise. Micheal, who is a young ranger about the same age as our boys, agreed to take us on a private drive up to this big rock hill where you can see forever.

But first, we had to get there. We started off and quickly spotted leopard tracks that were fresh. We tried to follow them awhile, but lost the track. So proceeding on we saw a huge herd of wildebeest (the previous ones we had seen were solitary), a group of baboons in the trees right beside the road, Impala males dueling. We turned a corner, and there right in front of us stood a lion. We quickly slowed down and saw a pride of 7 lions lazing in the grass and on the road, catching the sun. We got to observe them for quite a while, but they weren't doing much.

Then Michael got the call--wild dogs on the hunt. We Ferrari safaried over to them and followed them quite a while. Boy, do they stink! Didn't get to see a kill but observing was fun.

Then Michael took us to the rock hill. We got out, he armed with a rifle, and climbed to the top for amazing views all around.

Back to camp for breakfast, seeing rhino, giraffes, zebras, and an elephant along the way. Had to say good by to the half of the group going to another camp. Barbara and Alex, Jerry and Helen, George and I have another day here before going to Johannesburg.

And best of all, there are 2 mongooses on my patio right now looking for that snake.