Yesterday was a really nice and calm day. They moved us from the resort we were in to the fancy game lodge up on the hill for our last night. Wow! It was like night and day. After we got settled in, we decided to go back to the big game preserve Hluhluwe-Imfolozi and do our own game drive with our car. Right as we came through the gate we were engulfed by a huge herd of water buffalo! We couldn't drive out of it because they were on all sides of the car! It was insane. We counted 70 out of the ones right by us and guess that there were around 150.
After the herd cleared we drove around for about three hours. We went to the north side of the preserve this time and it was much more hilly and a prettier drive but not as many animals. We did come across a ton of giraffes and some more dung beetles though! After we left there we went back to the game lodge which is actually located inside the private reserve. On our way to the hotel we saw another herd of giraffe and there were Nyala in front of our door! It was a really good animal day.
We spent the rest of the night enjoying some cocktails on the verandah that overlooked the range. It was stunning. We were up early this morning to get everything packed up and on the road for Johannesburg. It was an uneventful drive and we arrived at the airport with time to spare. We are now about to board for a 17 hour flight to Atlanta. I hope they have movies!!
No pictures today because we didn't have Internet at the game lodge. It is sad to be leaving but we both miss home so it is time. We couldn't have asked for a more amazing two weeks!
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