South Luangwa, Zambia and Okonjima, Namibia

This is a combined ending of Mfuwe/Nkwali and some of our time in Namibia. More to follow.

So... the big news is that we finally caught up with the Leopard in Namibia. One of Brian's shots is at the bottom of this posting - we have about a million more and will bore all of you with more than you want to see when we get home. Next to this text is a close up of an Okonjima Cheetah. We did two up-close-and-personal encounters with Cheetah today, one a WALKING SAFARI this morning! WOW, what an exciting experience. Will post more on this later.

Have you ever seen a Wart Hog Crossing road sign?

This was a nice group of giraffe, but probably doesn't do so well on the blog. They are so much fun to watch.

Here is Susan with Chris, our guide and Gustav, our tracker and bush cutter, the guys who successfully showed us the leopard so intimately. We not only got extreme photo closeups of her, but we witnessed an almost kill of a small Kudo and the bellows to warn the rest of the herd from the large Kudo when she spotted the leopard about 5 feet away. It was an amazing insight into the quiet stalking of the leopard, and also the defense system within the ranks of the preyed. Amazing.

Feeling blue? This guy must have a boatload of woes. But isn't he georgeous?

Monkey business... lots and lots of these guys, but they are hard to photograph because they NEVER stop moving!


And last, but not least, here is Brian's A-Number-One shot of MJ the leopard. This was a really special tracking, which we will never forget. We will try to post a few more pics of her tomorrow. Out to Stellenbosch tomorrow and then on the Frankfurt the next day and home Friday. How can we have nearly finished this trip already??? See, or talk to you, soon.

Love,

S&B