Years ago when we were at Emerald Isle and we were on the way to the pool I saw a real scene that did not compute in my brain.  I thought I saw a tiger and an eagle but what it really was was a dead Great Dane and a buzzard.  I have been redeemed on this trip, however!

 

Here is our hotel, Najarha Fort.  It was pretty special.  This guy below started playing his instrument at 5 in the morning.  There was another little boy who would dance for us, too.

The first night we had a bbq outside.  It was cold!

The next day we rode into the National Park which surrounds this fort, called Ranthambhore Fort.  It is where the maharajah staged his tiger hunts.

 

We saw deer.

We saw monkeys.

We saw wild boar.

And at last we saw this absolutely beautiful female tiger!

Toward the end of the trip we sat by a lake to watch the wildlife and there was an eagle, so tigers and eagles!

This was our transport.  One in front of us had a flat tire and we watched them roll the van up on a pile of rocks to change the tire.  It was scary!  At the end we all agreed that this was a high point of our trip.  Tigers, tigers, Royal Bengal Tigers.  Only 2500 left in the world and we saw one!