....with Ivory Lodge at Lions Sands. Alan and I have been grinning since yesterday when we arrived. What a property!

This IS the rainy season and it has already started. So, no off-road adventures. Yesterday we saw three of the big 5, water buffalo, elephants and two leopards mating (they were pretty far away but we could see them, especially with binoculars). This morning we say two rhino and finished off the big 5 with a lion sighting, although again, far away.

And, I bet most of you have never been on safari in the pouring rain. That was us this morning. We deserve a prize for sticking it out through the downpour. But, the close-up white rhino sighting was the prize.

It's not cold in the mornings like we expected. It's a good thing because we forgot the gloves and ear protection. All you amarula fans will be glad to know that we are drinking it with our morning coffee stops even though the weather is mild.

Last night, we were supposed to have a Boma dinner. The staff greeted us with their native songs as we arrived back at the lodge. Made me teary eyed. Then, it started raining so we had an inside boma.

Even with the rain, this is a fantastic experience.

Slow internet so no photos although with the clouds and rainy weather, photos have been few. I have a new appreciation for the lens lads. Safari photography is hard!

More later.