Sad day, we are leaving this beautiful country. It is good we are going home, because everyone is on edge and about to snap at each other. I am sad because it means an end to summer vacation.
I spend some quality time with Leena at the airport. I find the exact things I need in order to call this trip a success: playing cards (each card a different wild animal) and Mentos (strawberry yogurt and COLA! flavor). We pick out engagement rings. It is a fantastic hour away from the group. We board the plane and I am sitting next to Bria and Ben! Unfortch, this flight is full and we are too close for comfort. But! I am still next to the window and I get to gaze out as we lift off and turn to the north.
South African is stunning. The region is marked by tall, rocky mountains pushed up out of the earth. Around the mountains are soft, green areas, some in criss-crossed farming patches. The ocean curves around the cape, white waves lapping at the sandy shores, white waves hitting the rocky tip. These mountains have good posture and stnd straight up in a row. You can almost see the techtonic actions that took place to create such proud, straight peaks. Southern Africa is not savana or sand sea or jungle or dirt. South Africa is lush and healthy and molded into many shapes. As the plane turns, the sun is setting and the cabin is filled with a pink light. Goodbye Africa!
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