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Day 3 Don’t know what to expect. I mean, we want to see lions, but… will we? Driving out of the lodge. The buffalos are just chilling outside of the gate. No big deal. JUST buffalos. And then giraffes. What IS this place?! Heaven? Paradise? Because it can’t be real, just can’t. But it is. Vividly reminded that all is real by my ice-cold nose and fingers, even though I’m in the Jeep under a blanket. The air is chillier than expected. Morning game drives are always fun. Never know what to expect, but adventurous and very exciting. The morning light is beautiful. And the nature…I could stay here for hours just soaking it in. Taking a thousand pictures, quite literally, and never tire of it. Our spotter waved towards the mountains. The sun. It’s rising. So beautiful. My ears catch his soft “simba!” and the heart drops. For real? A lion? Where?! My eyes catch the beige spot in the sea of emerald greens. Kind of far. But not too much. We have good lenses, so it should be great. The Jeep keeps going forward. Can we even get this close?! Won’t they run away?! The guide keeps getting closer. My heart stops. Two beautiful lions, a male and a female, are just feet away. My eyes catch her gaze for a second. She is beautiful. Calm. Magnificent.
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