29th March 2000
On my run again today 8 lions popped out of the woodwork in the track in front of me only to pop straight back in again on seeing me. I kept my pose and didn’t see them again.
Just on leaving camp in the afternoon an elephant bull started crossing the flooded Sand river. A very brave thing to attempt which he soon found out on entering the main stream. It swept him off his feet momentarily as he struggled to regain his footing. Reaching the far bank he found it too steep and eroded to get out. Predicament! He had no option but to brave the strong currents again. Some 20 minutes later he struggled back out from where he’d come, exhausted, but lucky not to have been swept away. During his whole struggle another bull watched him from the far bank and was possibly his motivation for wanting to cross.
It rained all night, a very irritating soft drizzle which we could handle for several hours at a time before having to put the covers up so we could dry out. But every little insect around decided the cover suited them too, making life under cover very uncomfortable as most of these little critters bite.
The Windmill pride (14 lions) were on the move on the roads but later headed across country where we couldn’t follow.
Not too bad for a rainy day having shot some film again for a change.
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