Sunday morning. I sit upright at first light and see a slightly larger crescent moon, higher over the eastern horizon, but still accompanied by the morning star. Then a lion coughs close by. As I sit in the open door putting on my shoes, it roars loudly in the direction of the toilets, warning all to stay away from its kill. As I move towards the toilets, I hear a zip and a head pops out of a low tent. "Close by, hey, Jack!"
"If I get to the toilet and it's blocking the door," I reply, "I won't need it any more." As I get there the lion roars again... safely beyond the perimeter fence which I can now see. Shelley and I are the 2nd car out the gates as they are unlocked at 6. We find the lions almost immediately on the banks of the river some 400m from the camp. I take a few pics, then we cross the single lane low-level bridge and return to park on the widened area halfway across, from where the lions are sidelit, not backlit. We make coffee and watch the river awaken; we have the best seats of all, for no-one can hide our view. We are very chuffed with ourselves.
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Jack Holloway on 25 Sep '07 4:48 am, edited 1 time in total.