L IS FOR LION : A-Z Challenge

Welcome to Day 12 of the A-Z Blogging Challenge. My theme is:

'Wildlife Encounters'

Our self-drive exploration in the Etosha National Park in Namibia was drawing to a close. (See blog post E is for Elephant.)

Oryx at a waterhole, Etosha

The park literature stresses the importance of remaining inside your vehicle at all times. However, after several hours driving in this vast park, it’s not always possible to - ahem - plan one’s bodily functions. Bluntly, we were both in need of a loo.  

I checked my park map to locate the nearest toilet facilities and directed my husband. When we arrived at the designated spot, there were no toilets. My husband simply opened his door and did what he had to do. This made me cross. It’s so unfairly easy for men! My husband thought it was a bit rich of me to get cross with him for being – well – a man!

Next ensued a lively discussion.

‘Just get out of the car and pee by the open door.’

‘But I'd have to drop my trousers and crouch down.’

‘And your point is?’

‘What if a lion comes along?’

‘Don’t be melodramatic. Look around you. There aren’t any lions.’




By now I was getting rather desperate and whilst still annoyed at his cavalier attitude towards my safety, I sulkily did as he suggested.

‘See? Was that really such a problem?’ he said smugly as I scrambled back into my seat.

 Not half a mile further on we were stopped in our tracks by a pair of adult mating lions.

See you tomorrow – I’m heading north east. Can you guess where and what the next animal will be?

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