My flight back to Maun is at 10.00 this morning. I opt for one final early game drive which will finish at the airstrip. I can sleep when I get home but I can’t go on game drives. It’s a beautiful morning. I sit by the campfire and sip my tea, whilst listening to the dawn chorus.

There is lots to see this morning but I have packed all my camera kit away so will have to rely on the iPhone. Giraffes are out in numbers and majestically lope through the grass. There are elephant and ostrich and a young zebra that is lost. It calls out plaintively and fortunately does re-unite with its mother and the herd eventually.

Only too soon it is time to head to the airstrip. My stay at Kwara has been wonderful. Thank you George and Luke for all the great tracking and guiding. Your skills are tremendous and at this time of year the fact that I saw so much is truly impressive. Thanks too to Charles and your team. Everything in camp was perfect and that room – well it was simply FAB-U-LOUS!!