2 - 3 March

2-3 March

After a huge success with the cats the past view drives we couldn’t give up on the opportunity to view the big cats. It has been long since lions have been this plentiful and as the saying goes… if life gives you lemons, make lemonade! So we headed back to the big cats trying to follow the Majingilanies into thick bush but eventually got too thick to follow, there were some buffalo to the west of their position but they were no were to be seen. 

The Styx was sleeping next to the airstrip in the west in long grass, like house cats just sleeping the day away.  So yet another successful lion drive. When we got back to camp the wind started to pick up and the heavens opened over our heads! Heavy rainfall during dinner, eventually the wind subsided and the rain fell as usual right until the next morning! The drops started to clear as we headed out on drive with a bit of rain every now and then. 

The animals seemed to be shy except for some buffalo bulls relaxing at the banks of the Chitwa dam. Impala and water buck were plentiful and a herd of elephant with a couple of bulls scattered around made their appearance. 

Then the grand finale to our drive… the three Majingilane males had made a kill! A young buffalo calf was on their menu last night and luckily for us, breakfast too! This made driving in the rain worth it! Watching the lions making turns on the carcass feasting away on as much buffalo as they could! Their bellies so full it looked like it was about to burst! A rainy day turned into a great drive. P.s I did not leave my camera behind, lesson learned

Greetings Jaces Bornman