We woke up in the swamps of Knysna, to a cold cloudy morning with a busy day ahead of us. Breakfast was served before we jumped on the truck in hope for better weather in Oudshoorn. We didn't get the good weather we had hoped for, but we had one of the best days on the tour yet, with a drive through George, the biggest city on the garden route, and over the a beautifull mountain pass called the Outeniqua.
The first stop was at the Cango Wildlife Ranch which is a completely different wildlife experience as the cages are open and everyone gets the opportunity to intimately interact with the animals. On our adventure through the Cango Wildlife Ranch we encountered Fruit Bats, the Cape Vulture, the Marabou Stork, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Greater Flamingo, Nile Crocodiles, Pygmy Hippo's, a Spotted Necked Otter, a Leopard Tortoise, Common Snapping Turtle, baby Bengal Tigers, Cheetahs, Lions, a Leopard and White Tigers.
Dylan, Max, Rose, Sean and I went to play with the baby Bengal Tigers, who were just too cute, while Megan, Lebo, Lerato and Mpho got to hold an albino python. Lungelwa, Nsike and Theko got the chance to stroke the cheetahs, while all the others enjoyed a daunting cage dive with the crocodiles.
The ostrich farm was next on the agenda, where we learnt that an ostrich feather was a valuxable asset a few years ago and that these days most of the money from ostrich farming comes from the leather, then the meat and then the feathers. A brave few got the chance to then ride an ostrich, stand on an ostrich egg and get a neck massage from some kind and hungry ostriches, which pecked food out of a bucket that we were holding from over our shoulders.

The Cango Caves which were next on the agenda were definitely the highlight of the day. We did the adventure tour around the caves, where we had to try squeeze between tiny holes, the smallest one being 27cm in length. Everyone got through with tons of effort, laughter and support as people were pushing and pulling the others through the holes. It made for some great pictures especially because the caves were extraordinary and completely out of this world from anything any of us had seen before.
After the caves it was dark out and we headed to the campsite to put up our tents for the last time that night. As we ate dinner and sat around yet another bon fire we reminisced on the trip, the people we have come to know so well over the past two weeks, the jokes that have come to life and what the experience has meant to each of us. I'm going to miss everyone but there is already a reunion in the works, and I'm sure we have all made life-long friendships on this holiday.