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Our last day - we are all sad to leave but know we will be back.
The final task was to collect the camera traps and view them over a coffee at the pub at the entrance to the camp before heading off to Johannesburg. Sadly no leopards but good photos of zebra and an Impala running on Kim and Ionna's and oryx, baboons and a mellors mongoose and young plus lots of jeeps on ours!
The trip back to the airport was punctuated with stops, first for fuel, then in Dullstrom for shops where we bought a bronze and resin sculpture of a roan antelope which required a holdall purchase at the airport to get it home safely! We also stopped for coffee and a muffin at the Service station with all the wildlife - the rhinos, eland, buffalo and friends were all in full view - we drank our coffee watching them.
We arrived at the airport close to 4pm and sadly said our swift goodbyes to Becky and made our way into the terminal building. We were able to breeze through check in, security and passport control and headed to the lounge where I changed out of my shorts, after which Kim and I went shopping. I was looking for some more decorated large round seed balls which are used as art pieces in african bowls - we already have some but not enough -they look lost in a large bowl and need some friends to bolster them up.
We boarded the new 380 Airbus - all four of us were in economy - a long haul first for many years - I had forgotten how difficult and uncomfortable sleep is - albeit John didn't seem to do to badly on the 11 hour flight. That said the food wasn't bad. We arrived into London at 5.20 am said our goodbyes and all headed home.
The holiday highlight for us was seeing Kim and Ionna really embrace and love Africa and its wildlife and want to return.
On Track Safaris definitely did put together a great holiday which allowed the experience to build and they got to appreciate the plants, birds and mini beasts as well as the large mammals - it was great for novices and seasoned safari goers alike. The fact that the profits go to the Ingwe Leopard Research was just a bonus for our travel and the whole conservation effort.
(Today's photo is of the large male elephant we saw on our last morning at Waterbuck - he majestically walked along the path while we reversed to give him space to wander by!)
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