I will never forget hearing the first roar from a lion. My entire body filled with adrenaline, fear, anxiety, total alertness. It is a sound that cuts straight to the center of your chest, an emotional reaction that feels today the same way it must have felt to humans thousands of years ago. We would cruise around, tracking paw prints in the sand. It was always breathtaking when we found our animal, it was always the most beautiful thing.
There were these wonderfully quiet moments where we would just sit in silence among the wild and all the world felt in perfect harmony. In contrast we had other times where we were speeding through the African tundra, chasing a lioness on the run, our hearts racing! “Tattle tail” birds would scream warnings of the predator on the move while giraffe, zebras, and impalas ran for their lives. Fear and adrenaline pump through your blood, a high we felt for hours. Being in the presence of something much stronger and more powerful than you, understanding and observing the circle of life, how it is such a beautiful balance, makes you respect and appreciate the world just as it is when it just IS.
We were so fortunate to stay at this beautiful resort but even if you were anywhere else, it doesn’t change the way the sunrise looks in the misty morning, the quiet way elephants migrate past you or the feeling in your soul when a lion looks you right in the eye…
Written and Photographed by Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg
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It’s always so nice to wake up every morning, see the latest Londolozi pictures and dream of our return. We’ll be back. We just need to let our new lion cub get a little bigger. All the best. -Sam
Really gorgeous shots that remind me of all we experience there as well. In particular the shot of the Majingilane male sounding….OMW! The first time we heard them, it was late at night. My husband and I in one house, my children in another…and the males were calling to each other. They called for hours… The next night we found one, alone, ‘sleeping’, and as he awoke he stretched, and John said, ‘Now you’re in for a treat!’
The sound that animal made is something NONE of us will ever forget! It’s not a roar; it’s BIGGER, DEEPER, MORE! It reverberates into your chest and down to your toes and out…it shakes you like an earthquake. It’s like thunder and lightening all at once. It’s GORGEOUS and I love that sound! Thankfully we have a video of it…it doesn’t quite live up to the real thing, but at least it reminds us! Thanks for reminding us again! Great photos!!
Some real unique pictures.
I love the Lion jumping away from the female, some whitey comment to do with dancing comes to mind. Put it up on your facebook page and ask for a comment, i am sure people will have fun.
Such amazing photos! I can’t wait to make my trip to SA next year.. I hope to also experience the Roar that reaches your soul!
Thank you for sharing
Another superb collection of images. Well done!