The adventure continues

Morning came with a knock at the door at 530 am to get up for the morning drive. It was about 40 degrees f. so we were all bundled up. There was only 5 of us guests on our truck and i guess only 3 of us tonight. This morning was incredible. Most of the animals are the most active as the sun comes out. The first thing I noticed was the impalas jumping all over the place as if to celebrate making it through the night without having been eaten. The birds and their calls were a delight. We got a call over the radio from another ranger that there was a lioness in our area so we headed over there and sure enough she was walking leisurely through the grass and bush evidently tword her 2 cubs. She had blood on her fur and a round belly from her night kill. The reason we knew it was blood because she came up to our truck and about 3 feet from me. She looked up at me sneezed and walked around to the rear of the truck and around. She was beautiful. We would then go around her and park in the direction she was going and wait again for her to come to us. We did that several times then left so the other trucks could get a view too. Policy is here only 2 at a time. We then heard of a herd of Rhinos in the area of the landing strip so we rushed off there. On the way we saw 5 bull elephants that we spotted in the distance to see after we catch the elusive rhinos. They were in heavy bush so it was tough for us to get there but sure enough we got close. Now they have horrible eyesight and have been known to charge a truck. But not this time. there were a total of 5 huge rhinos. We ended up back toward the elephants and one had huge tusks. The tusks don't grow long by age. It is purely hereditary. Now the one huge one was the dominant male. He is one of the only ones left in all of South Africa because they were all hunted in the past. He came right for us and I have it on video. We moved quickly out of the way and he just kept going by. The people on the top were terrified. After we got back we have the option of doing a hike in the jungle with the Ranger and his rifle. I was the only one that wanted to go so he was like my own private guide. I told him that I saw an elephant go down a ravine right outside of our lookout. So we headed that direction. It was the one with a hole in his ear. we got a few photos and headed out of a ravine toward a watering hole. As soon as we got to the top we saw 4 Giraffes right in front of us. All were a little on the edge but they stood their ground so we went around them toward a family of warthogs and several monkeys. It was a little creepy walking around through the bush on foot knowing that the wild animals could be around the corner. A few times impalas would jump out in front of us and scare us but generally all kept their distance. This is so incredible.
Back for a swim and laying by the pool after lunch. I passed out on a lounge chair and awoken by that same elephant blowing his horn just over the edge of the fence.
Now I am off for the evening drive. Unfortunately the photos won't download. Hopefully at the next lodge where I am moving to tomorrow will have a faster connection.