I had to see one last sunrise. It was another beautiful morning with gorgeous colours.
I looked back over the deck when I was walking to the bow.
Even from the bow the sunrise continued to amaze.
We didn’t see any birds as we approached Durban. It was rather good to see land for a change.
The ship entered the harbour and turned towards its berth. We registered for the unassisted disembarking, and it went rather quickly. And then I was on solid ground.
I looked up at this ship one last time. It had been an incredible experience, and I was sad it was over.
My flight was only later in the afternoon, and I went with my friend to her house in Balito where we went on a lovely walk on the residential estate that she stayed in.
The walk started with a lovely Soldier Pansy Butterfly.
I managed to find a few Dragonfly lifers. The first came in the form of a Bold Skimmer.
The second lifer was a Eastern Blacktail.
I saw movement in the tree canopy ad spotted a White-eared Barbet.
I found a third Dragonfly lifer when I saw these Julia Skimmers.
We stopped at one of the little dams and I found my last bird liver of this wonderful trip. There were some Eastern Golden (Yellow) Weavers in the reeds.
There were many Southern Banded Groundling Dragonflies as well as Long Skimmers.
A pair of Wooly-necked Storks circled above, and as we reached the trees this Olive Sunbird made it quite difficult to get a photo.
We ended the walk with two more lifers. First a Blue Basker Dragonfly and then a Southern gaudy commodore Butterfly.
And that was the end of the trip. My friend dropped me off at the airport. I smiled when I realised that on one day I would have travelled by land, sea and air!
As I travelled home, I was sad that the trip had come to an end. It had been so amazing and wonderful, truly a once in a lifetime experience!