Another early breakfast the park greeted us with a herd of over 1000 zebras and wildebeests crossing the road ahead of us. Animal after animal pranced, ran, walked, brayed and squawked as they past. The sound of hooves beating dry earth was a constant soft padding for over 10 minutes. The line of animals was as long as the eye could see in both directions, barring our passage to the remainder of the park. This allowed us ample time to appreciate the vastness of this migration.
This was followed a brief distance down the road by a herd of 23 elephants. Their approach as met with some trepidation as we realized that our vehicle was parked on their marked path. At the last moment the lead male elephant turned to bring the herd to the front of the vehicle. We were blessed to watch males, females, adults and babies stroll calmly and proudly before us.
Later we found four female lions intently watching their prey of zebras, wildebeests and impalas. We watched as they quietly moved into hunting positions, spread out across the area, and sat on their haunches waiting for the right moment to strike. Because had only four hours at the park we could not wait any longer and after 30 minutes of watching these cats prepare we left to explore the remainder of the park.
Our time in the National Parks have left many memories that will last a lifetime, not to mention the more that 500 photos.
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