For some reason I woke up at 4:00 am for our 5:40 morning coffee/tea. We left promptly at 6:00 and didn’t get more than 1 city block from the lodge when we found an impala that had just been killed hanging from a tree. After a few minutes, the leopard that had killed her came back. It was what we came to see and we weren’t disappointed. It was the most amazing thing I had ever experienced. We sat there for about 45 minutes taking tons of pictures. Hyenas came for their share but had no luck. 
We left the leopard after a while and camp upon a pride of female lions along with one with cubs. They were about 2 years old and absolutely gorgeous. Also stayed there for about 45 minutes taking pictures. Its amazing that we can pull up right next to these magnificent creatures and they just ignore us.
We saw another leopard walking down the road in front of us. During breakfast, upon our return, a monkey came into the lodge and stole an orange. She was carrying a baby and we were able to get pictures once she settled on a wall close by. After breakfast we went for a walk with Liam & Service through the brush. they identified various trees, leaves, flowers & insects. We even saw red mistletoe. Afterwards, we relaxed on our daybed outside and watched the monkeys & birds in the trees off our deck. A couple of Vervet monkeys even jumped on the deck while we were there. What a day!
On the 4:00 drive, we were able to get more leopard pictures and apparently the female we saw earlier had moved her kill. It was there when we left but when we came back it was gone. We saw 3 Zebras farther out that wouldn’t come too close and went into the brush. After dark, Liam turned off the motor in the middle of a clearing and identified some of the constellations. We saw the Southern Cross tonight and learned how to locate due south. We saw practically every star in the sky, it was awesome. Did I mention that I took these pictures?
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