Tuesday, November 30, 2010

African Nights

Well we just returned from a wonderful trip to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
The nights there are really special.
The nightsky is breathtaking,the clear air and silence seems to even enhance each and every sound that is heard,pure magic.
One evening we returned back to Urikaruus, only to discover that two big male Lions (that we already met earlier that day on the road) were lying in the riverbed right in front of the cabins.
We tiptoed into our home and enjoyed the view of those magnificent animals from our balcony while having a sundowner and dinner.
Later that evening one of the Lions got up, walked over to the waterhole, had a drink and started to roar with the second one joining this beautiul serenade..

He was only maybe 20 metres away from us (if at all),the sound went right down into your stomach and gives you goosebumps.

So turn up the volume,listen and enjoy!!
Best picture results in HD.....

4 comments:

L.Pring said...

Wow Katja
The sound of that lion is deadly :)

SueJ said...

Heavenly!
If at Urikaruus it must have ben the two males from the regular pride of that area. One was lame during my recent visit. I hope he is Ok now!

Craig & Caroline Hind said...

WOW! Amazing sighting, and yes, goosebumps - even from the video! :-)

gwen said...

Wow Katja. I've never seen a lion sighting anything like this. Super!