The Allems go to India: The race for tigers:

February 7th was the day we had the privilege of seeing our first wild tigers. Paul and I awoke to the sound of the alarm at 4:30 am to prepare ourselves for the morning safari. Ganesh the driver arrived and drove us to the gates where we waited for the reserve to open at 6:30am. Did you know that the stars are still very bright at this time in the morning? We were there an hour early. I guess Shalik wanted us to be at the front of the line. We sat perched in our open air Gypsy patiently waiting and hoping that we would be lucky enough to see at least one tiger.

We were informed that we were heading for the Andhari Lake just inside the gate. This was the most likely spot to see tigers because there was a female and her two year old cubs that live and feed at this spot. We drove off the main road heading for the lake and made our way around to the other side when Inconth spotted a tiger deep in the brush. While we were straining to see her, behind us on the other side of the lake appeared two tigers. We were so excited, they were about 150 yards away. The road/trail that followed along three quarters of the lake was designated as a one way road. This was to protect the tigers from injury. It could be dangerous if all these vehicles were allowed to turn around and jockey for the best sightlines. Our guides told us to hang on, they were going to rush around and try and get back to the lake before the tigers disappeared into the protection of the jungle.
We sped out the 'exit' onto the paved road away from the lake crossing our fingers that when we arrived back at the lake, our tigers would still be there. My heart lept into my throat when we spotted one of the cubs sunning hersef in the long grass about 50 feet off the road. Inconth positioned us so that she would hopefully feel safe to walk infront of us. We only had to wait a few minutes when she stood up and walked directly at us. Paul and I were giggling like young school girls. Inconth shooshed us. She sauntered through the grass and came out on the road about 20 feet in front of the gypsy. To our astonishment, she came to us and was within 3 feet from the gypsy. She didn't pause, she just slowly walked into the jungle and out of sight. We saw our tiger!