First morning at Narina. All I can say is WOW.

Zebra leaving camp, and then a sighting of a BLACK RHINO a very rare occurrence. These are aggressive rhino unlike the white rhino that is very calm. The vehicle do not approach them and the sighting was short. However we saw his head, horn and whole body before he ran off.

Next up LION A female with three cubs. The youngest about a year old. They were moving and the bush was really thick. This is off road driving on steroids. I have been on a lot of safaris but never experienced such tough off roading. Our driver Mark did an incredible job. How he went where he went was remarkable. We were following the lions through this thick bush and Mark's Instincts as to where the lions would be were spot on. We kept losing sight of them and then we saw them again. Finally they laid down. Mark had called in the other two Rangers, Simon and Ben. They arrived and the lions started walking again. They walked right in front of our vehicle. Ken hopefully got some great shots. We left the lions.

Time for a LEOPARD. Again in every tough off roading situation. This was a big healthy male, the Rock River Leopard. About eight years old. He was mobile and we crashed through the brush following him. He stopped and started a deep growl. Mark said he had seen something he did not like. The growl grew louder and he changed direction. And kept growling for quite some time. It was so neat to hear the leopard. At one point he passed within feet of the vehicle.
The other vehicles arrived so we them take our spot.

Okay, time for ELEPHANTS . A large herd walking down the river bank. Baboons were having a noisy day. Another beautiful part of the river.

So to round out the big five we were right next to a big herd of CAPE BUFFALO.

All in one morning, the big five and other animals.

We stopped for a walk in sighting. It ended up being a pancake stop. These were really very light crepes with both sweet and savory toppings. Served river side under a big fig tree complete with Bloody Mary's, Mimosas, other spirits and wines, hot chocolate, coffee and tea.
Everything was delicious. We took a group picture hope it turned out well

Then back to the lodge for a breakfast. After my two crepes I could not eat anything heavy so I had some fruit. This time the river was full of Cape Buffalo.

Fantastic morning. Big five in one drive.