St Lucia...Day 14

On our final day in South Africa’s oldest national park, we had another early morning start for our 4th game drive. We saw two huge Rhino cross in front of us and plenty of other animals even though the weather was against us.

We said goodbye to the Hluhluwe game reserve and drove over to the coast of the Indian Ocean. We stopped of at the small town of St Lucia which is known for its  Isimangaliso wetland park. We boarded a small boat and headed out into the estuary. 











Our first sighting was a crocodile guarding its nest high on the riverbank. We the headed further into the estuary  until we came upon a family of hippos numbering  around 20. The were just wallowing in the shallows keeping close together for warmth. They eat a huge amount of grass during the night and let of gas during the day, as we both found out, they stink to high hell.











It was then time to head back to Durban and a 2 and half our drive. We arrived back in Durban and said goodbye to our driver/guide,  the incredible  “Sibo", the guy is a legend, nothing was to much trouble for him, he had a great sense of humour and it was a pleasure to spend three days in his company.