Safari Day 4 4/5

Our last almost full day of safari. Finally the weather looked like it was improving this morning. Sun was visible for the first time, nice sunrise as we set out early again. Plan was to make some loops, try out some of the dirt roads where people have reported sightings of lions and wild dogs and then eventually make our way out to Phalaborwa gate to catch our flight back to Johannesburg.

Morning sunrise. Sunbeams coming through

Lone elephant on the river bank.

A leopard tortoise! This was the second one we saw but Eric got much better shots on this one. I was so excited to see it!!!

Baby elephant!

Baby baboon sitting on mom's back.

Our airplane flying out from Phalaborwa. Literally the smallest plane I have ever flown on. Also the first prop plane although it ended up very stable in the air with minimal turbulence. Just very noisy.

And the Phalaborwa airport. One entrance on the left for arrivals and one on the right for departures. This airport only flies to once place. There is one counter for check in and the gate is just a bamboo fence. Security = question about any dangerous goods in our luggage, a hand-waved metal detector, and a very brief bag search. But the best part was we actually got drinks and a light meal on the 1 hr flight. We don't even get such good service in the US.