And you thought playing chicken with a rhino was a thrill

Our guides are pretty much amazing. Durring a routine morning walk, they got suddely very excited and started running through the bush. Confused about what was going on we started after them. "Leopard," they hissed at us as we caught up to them. I hadn't seen a thing, let alone been able to identify it as a preditory cat. After covering a bit more distance we suddenly stopped. Our guides pointed to a shrub about 25 yards away. The leopard leaped out and ran across our field of view and into the bush on the other side.

It was all to fast to even think about grabbing a camera to snap a picture, but the image in my mind is unforgetable. We now have four of the big five (rhinos, cape buffalo, lions, leopards, and elephants) solidly under our belts. If only those pesky elephants weren't so hard to spot. Sure we have seen the odd pachyderm ear or backside, but we are still waiting anxiously for a full frontal view.