February 4: Yala National Park

It was a really early morning again with a wake up before 4:00 am.  We headed out to Yala National Park at 4:45 am but had to wait for the gates to open at 6:15. The safari started out pretty slowly as we hardly saw any animals.  One of the early highlights was a spot with some beautiful birds where we took several pictures.  Eventually, we did see an elephant — in fact, there were a couple of spots where we saw them.  As we arrived at lunch, we were still on the lookout for a leopard.  Overall, it was a pretty disappointing day to see wildlife -- the warm weather or extensive crowds of humans undoubtedly played a role.