Out of Africa: Day 4

Fourth and final day on safari.  Morning game drive, then back to Johannesburg.

Sunrise.

After a wild ride, we found the entire population of wild dogs in the area.  They are only found in S.A. and are bordering on extinction.

 Then we found lion tracks:

Our guides tried hard to find them (they were gone for 45 minutes from the land rovers), but lost track of their scent . .  .

I'm sure those lions have had enough of us anyway!  We wound up seeing four out of the five "Big Five" (elephant, buffalo, lion, rhinoceros); we only missed out on the extremely elusive leopard. 

As anticipated, our safari has been a trip of a lifetime.  We never imagined we would have the opportunity to go on safari any time soon, much less expose our kids to such amazing sights.  We're crossing our fingers for a return trip someday.  Stay tuned for a fun video of our trek.