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Awake at 5am and in the park by 6am. We drove to the 2nd waterhole and as we arrived, a pride of 7 lions sauntered in to the waterhole area. 3 males and 4 females. We really got a show! 2 of the females had a great wrestling match and several of the lions scratched a tree. Even saw one lion swat a car that had driven too close. The pride had just devoured a kill and were very relaxed. We watched them for about 20 minutes before they disappeared over a nearby hill. We then continued on and discovered another pride this time consisting of 2 males and 4 females. These lions were almost comatose in the heat of the day. We continued driving and came upon a female Cape Fox who sat very quietly and let me take pictures. It was then time to leave and after having lunch, we started the drive to Upington and onward to Argrabie Falls. We arrived in Argrabie about 4 hours later and checked in. We have a very nice bungalow close to the falls. There is a great trail system that takes a person right to the edge of the falls. We then went for a drive into the game area and encountered more giraffes and watched the sun go down in a very beautiful sunset. We ate dinner in the restaurant and I had Ostrich medallions with fresh veggies and rice. I was expecting to have something like chicken but it was a red meat with no fat at all. Very tasty in a mushroom sauce. Jean and I shared a sticky toffee pudding which was superb! After dinner, back to our abode and an early night.
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