Habari za jioni
(good evening)
Thursday begins with the realization of just 4 more game drives before we are heading back to the USA. With mixed emotions we head out for our early morning game drive at 6 am with the anticipation of what we have in store for us today.
We were still looking for the Cheetah with small cubs and, yes you are right, we found them. We found the mother lying on a small patch of bard ground and partially hidden in the grass were 3 adorable Cheetah cubs that could have only been weeks old. They were cuddled up in a little ball to keep themselves warm in the cool morning air. We decided to wait them out so we stayed there for at least an hour and finally the cubs started to get up and play around wrestling with each other and mom.
It was a treat to see them running around and exploring there new world. In this area we were only allowed to stay on the roads so we had to watch the cubs from a distance but were still able to get good pictures.
Our morning was a success so after another of our buffet lunches and a sort rest to download the morning images we were out for the afternoon to see what else was in store for us. As it turned out it was more Cheetah's, you would think we would be getting tired of all the Cheetah's, NAH!!!!
We found three brothers lounging a termite mound relaxing after a large meal, at least by the size of their bellies that had eaten something, in the afternoon sun. The one brother was on top of the mound posing as a lookout. The storm clouds were building off to the East as the sun was heading for the horizon and the light was getting warmer which made for some really nice light on the Cheetah.
We took our final shots before we headed back to camp for what would be next to last dinner out in the Mara.
Don't leave now there is only one more day
HATA SISI SEMA TENA
(until we speak again)
Doug on Safari
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