Thanks for posting Jan I have been getting short emails from Linda but great to read about your adventures.

Safari is interesting I call it 45 minutes of nothing for 15 minutes of an amazing sighting. We did the same thing trying to find a lioness and her two young cubs I think at Lion Sands but it could have been Leopard Hills. Tracking the prints took all morning and we could not find them. Next day we turned a corner and there they were walking down the road.

Leopards to me are the BEST and a mother and two cubs at Tintswalo sounded great. I believe we saw the mother as she was lactating and they said she had two cubs but we never got to see the cubs. So glad you did and seeing her offer a bird to them priceless. That qualifies as seeing a kill! That is the nice thing about Tintswalo if you find something you can stay there.

We saw those male lions a LOT. In fact the first night we found the four of them together and they stalked and jumped on the back of a Cape Buffalo. The Buffalo got away. I think we saw them everyday.

That is what is amazing it is "nature" not wildlife on demand and things change from day to day. What you see with animal behavior will never be exactly the same at a different time. Wind kills the game drive, even a light wind the animals do not move in the wind, they cant hear danger.

That interaction with the crocodile sounded absolutely thrilling I have never seen anything like that. Plus finding that lion pride "WITHOUT YOUR RADIO WORKING" now that means you can stay there as long as you like. Good idea for the future, "darn that radio did not work"

I was told a few days ago they are going to refurbish the rooms at Leopard Hills. This fire may have been the catalyst for that change as it will have to be rebuilt and then they will need to bring the rest of the rooms up to the same standard. The rooms are nice but they need updating and then Leopard Hills will be even better!

I know Helen is coming home soon and you and Fred, Linda and Ron are going onto Lion Sands. Your stamina is amazing you have been travelling now for about four months. You two are tough cookies!! Spend some time in your room at Lions Sands and enjoy the luxury it offers you deserve that. Maybe even sleep in one morning with a instruction to Linda she has to lie and say she saw nothing.