After the previous incredible day with wildlife, it was hard to expect much of anything for this day. But we did take an early morning photo safari ride.

After a slow start (once again proven that waking up too early if not needed is a waste of energy - the wildlife and I seemed to be like minded), we started seeing some wildlife. While not a concentration like the previous day, we consistently saw different species as we drove around the eastern edge of the Etosha Pan

Early in the drive, we experienced Africa’s version a long road crossing making us wait for some time to continue. In Toronto it is usually a long train while in Nebraska it might be a cattle drive. In this case it was a procession of zebras - zebra after zebra after zebra after…

Had I mentioned yet that there were a lot of zebras in Namibia. And it seemed half of them were pregnant?

We did get to see a couple of new species. The first was a pair of bat-eared foxes sensibly taking a morning nap. One of our travel party had very sharp eyes - these little guys would be very easy to miss. In fact if you look at the photo you might just see one. Look again towards the back and left side and you will see a second one neatly camouflaged in the bush.

The ultimate finish came after our driver consulted with several others on the radio. We pulled up to a watering hole with a bunch of vans and other vehicles parked along one edge. Not much was happening at the water itself but after a while something in the trees moved. Just happened to be a big beautiful leopard literally hanging out on a branch taking a nap. We waited quite a while hoping it would move a bit more but the picture I included here is the best shot I was able to get. Funny how no one was willing to get out of the vehicle and wander to the other side of the tree for a better look!

At the end of the morning we headed back to the lodge. Of course we were greeted by a flock of Helmeted Guineafowl hanging out on one of the porches.

We ended up taking the rest of the afternoon off which was a welcome break. I of course had to try the pool. And of course, the water was still too cold for more than a very fast splash in and out!