August 20 - Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kyambura Gorge game drive

This morning we left at 6:00 in the other driver’s car, went to the riverside where we took a private boat across and proceeded from there.  Such a lot of work to get across the river.

We drove out to Queen Elizabeth National Park just in time to see a pretty spectacular sunrise. 

After getting all of the paperwork done we headed into the park with Francis as our game drive guide.  We saw many animals that we have seen earlier in the park including Cape Buffalo,

warthogs,

and Kobs.

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Video of Kobs fighting
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The main goal today is to find lions and we found a few.  A lioness and her cubs

and a male lion hanging with a female.  Francis said that they were taking a break from mating.

Also saw lots of safari vehicles.

We also saw a lone elephant from a distance.

Some of the birds we saw included a Palm Nut Vulture

Tawny Eagle

Guinea Fowl

Senegal Lapwing

Black Billed Bustard

Crowned Plover

Grey Heron

and Water Thick Knee.

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More Queen Elizabeth National Park Birds
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Some of the other animals we saw included waterbucks

and a large number of Hippos buried in a mud wallow.  They looked quite content.

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More Queen Elizabeth National Park Animals
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Our route eventually took us to a salt lake where that animals use for as a salt lick.  Often there are flamingos here as well.  There were neither animals nor flamingos at the lake.

There was a small, colorful market at the salt flat overlook.

We took a very off the beaten path back to the ferry where we jumped the line again and made it across the channel.  One of the trucks on the ferry had a bunch of fish hanging from the rack.  How strange.

We spent a little time wandering around our resort.  It is very pretty with great views.