Scary moments

We went out to find the lionesses yesterday - after speaking to the Rangers we were able to locate all three of them together, dozing and sleeping in the thickets. What a sight, they always seem more menacing than the males, even though they are only resting. The cubs were not around, probably playing somewhere else.
When we wanted to leave our car got stuck in the mud, and even despite scratching the mud out, putting branches and stones underneath the tires we only got in deeper - we needed some help from Tembo (who also got stuck with his car) and Maverick. All that happened still in sight of the lionesses...in the end we had to change the vehicle, single file, and this is when one of them came really close and roared at us - we all tried to get into the new car at once, leaving not enough room in the loading space. So I had to cram in with 3 others into the cabin, heart beating wildly and hands trembling violently.
After two hours we finally managed to get out of this area and for the moment I have seen enough of the lions.Read more