Elephants in the wee morning hours at dawn.  

We overnighted at Simba Safari Camp.  Beautiful accommodations.  Thank you GAdventures.  Nets over the beds, full glass windows and doors to the pool area, private bathroom, huge walk-in shower, electricity.

On morning safari drive by 630 am to start our day.  A few mosquitoes and a fantastic view of the sunrise.  

A herd of elephants as the sun rises. We are not even at the gate to the park yet, driving down the highway with park on both sides of us, glistening in the bright sun.  Munching on thorny acacia trees. Babes, moms, big herd leaders. Wow.  What a moment.  We take lots of time to enjoy them. 

It’s 8 am and we are now off road    Uganda kob in the tall golden grass.  Family of warthog.  Few family group Mangoon running group. They eat snake. 

Red neck Franklin bird. Have red legs and beaks. Run on road. They can fly but are ground birds. 

Beautiful grasses and trees, shrubs and cactus. Wow. Waterbuck females are Lions least favourite food. They produce toxins when stressed. Also thick hair as they go in water …. If lion can eat anything else they will.  

leopard can only kill what can lift up tree 

Eating popcorn in the van. Standing up in the pop up top. 

Bastardy bird and wrap wing. Black headed weaver birds. Hippopotamus waddling by. 

We stop at 10 am for a break, stretch, walk around tourist stuff (tshirts, hats, carvings of hippos and giraffe) and use facilities. Some sample the local food, egg omelet wrapped in chipati. Inside chopped raw onion and tomatoes. I can smell the ingredients in the heat.