We arrived at camp late afternoon on 30th October. We settled in to our chalet which was close to the waterhole. It was baking hot & we sat looking at animals coming to drink.
First, two large herds of Elephants came, then four Lions came out to feed on the remains of a Wildebeest carcass.
After dinner we came to the waterhole again. Lions still about & indeed the male roared intermittently through the night.
The next morning we did a bit of birding around camp seeing the Lions again close to the waterhole. After breakfast we drove to Okondeka waterhole. The plains were a sea of gold & plains game were plentiful.
We spent most of the afternoon indoors, before visiting the waterhole again late afternoon.
We left camp early morning on 1st November & took the very scenic road to the very edge of Etosha Pan. This proved to be an inspired choice as well as lovely vistas we saw an out of range Dark Chanting Goshawk. A nice Red-necked Falcon sat in a dead tree & great views of a Spotted Hyena.
Back on the main road we saw three Lionesses with at least four cubs sheltering from the heat in & by the side of a road culvert.
We then drove to Gemsbokvlakte waterhole & saw four Burchell's Coursers & a Pink billed Lark.
The 2nd November was Delana's birthday! But before any celebration we had a long drive ahead of us to get to Onkoshi Camp. We drove the 183 kms slowly birding along the way. Animal highlight were seven Lionesses sleeping under a tree. Generally it was quite quiet in the heat but we enjoyed a couple of nice breaks along the way arriving at our destination around 4.30 pm.
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