We got up super early and drove out from the dam to spend the day in pilanesberg.
It was a really fun day out with granny. It's kind of disconcerting to be eating breakfast at a picnic bench in the middle of a game park where you know there are lions and rhinos, but the benches are all fenced in and the views are amazing.
We got great views of:
Dung beetles,
Lions,
Rhinos,
Hippos,
Wildebeest,
Crocodiles,
Wart hogs,
Elephants,
Giraffes,
Kudu,
Springbok,
Water bucks,
Impala,
Zebra and so much more. The kids loved looking up all the animals in their field guide and Elisha particularly enjoyed identifying birds.
Matt was slightly nervous when we drove down a small, narrow, winding trail and came face to face with a massive bull elephant. There was no way he could have reversed so we just had to sit and wait for the elephant to pass.
We took a scenic route home, but made it back to Haartbeespoort just in time to flop in bed.