THE LION'S ROAR

The Direction from which the Lion's Roar floats over the plains.

It was cooler today, and as I sit here at the end of the day enjoying a sundowner, there is a lion roaring in the distance.  What a privilege to be able to sit and simply listen to the sounds of Africa.

The day started out with a drive into the Park (Etosha) and once again the poor car was put to the test over the corrugated roads. We headed for a waterhole called Salvadora, famous for its lion sightings, but alas, no lions today.

Instead, we moved onto Rietfontein, a natural spring area, and settled in for a few hours.  Within minutes the few zebras that were there grew to about 100 and then 200 as they moved to the water to slake their thirst.  Then the wildebeest arrived followed by a rather large kudu herd. Africa was, once again, not disappointing.

Then, suddenly, the zebras gave a few snorts of disgust, and low and behold a spotted hyena appeared as if from nowhere. That took care of all the plains animals who moved off into the bush and the hyena had the vast water source all to herself.  She drank copious amounts of water and then decided to have a quick lie down in the water to cool herself off.

And then, of course, some tour vehicles arrived with some noisy passengers and the hyena gave them one look of disgust, got up, and moved off into the bush.

The long drive over teeth-rattling terrain took us back to Okakeujo where the power was still off after the quick thunderstorm of last night. Yes, we actually had some rain last night. I expect that by next week we will see some new growth on the trees and hopefully, more animals will move to where we can see them.

As the day ends, we are sitting in camp, surrounded by the League of Nations, who apparently do not know what the sound of a lion roar is as they go about setting up camp.

But, I am content, listening to the sounds of Africa while mellowing out at the end of my day.

I hope your day ends as sublimely as mine.

Greetings from Etosha

Christine

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