Day 4

7:15 pm
Johannesburg, ZA

Coolest day by far today, and it definitely made up for all the other moments I've been not so happy with Joburg. I knew the day was going to be good when we actually got picked up on time. Well kind of, the driver called asking if it would be okay if we were picked up at 9 instead of 8:30 this morning. Katie and I were a little worried... but he showed up at exactly 9am. We headed out for the safari first, followed by Sterkfontein Caves, where the first human ancestors were discovered in the 60's (Mrs. Ples).

The safari was awesome. We drove around for about three hours, and saw many many animals- zebras, lots of lions, giraffes, antelope, wildebeest, springbok, cheetahs, and hyenas. It was amazing. The giraffes came up to us, and made me feel really short (not that that's hard...). At the end, there was an area where you could pet a lion cub. Katie and I may have gotten gnawed on a little, but it was so cute. We contemplated taking it home but decided that wouldn't go over very well... (haha.)
The caves were very interesting. It is thought that the ancient hominids were looking for water,fell in a hole that led to the cave, and died there. Their remains were found 4 million years later. There are still eexcavations going on today.

We realized we supported the drug habits of our tour guide today after noticing his one very long finger nail and a pot leaf necklace hanging on his rear view mirror...

Katie and I had beautiful weather, and a great last full day in Joburg. We fly out to Cape Town tomorrow afternoon, and I can't wait!

Hugs,
K