Sunday, November 14, 2010
Our day began with a seven hour drive to Kruger National Park (called “The Kruger” by locals.) Once we unloaded all of our luggage (114 soccer balls, 7 pumps, 200+ pairs of flip flops, 114 t-shirts, assorted candy and other gifts take up quite a bit of room!), we were ushered into an open-air truck for a game drive. Giraffes, kudu, impalas, elephants, guinea fowl, and vervet monkeys were just some of the magnificent creatures that made up our evening entertainment. We witnessed two lions mating, followed by an incredible display of the male lion roaring. Shortly afterward, we watched a group of baboons migrating toward their evening resting spot in the safety of trees. Our group is now safely in our resting place, and it’s a good thing, as we’ll be headed out on a 4 am drive to (hopefully) see some of the more nocturnal animals. We’ll have one more night in a more remote area of Kruger, then on to Swaziland!
Our group is doing well, tired but in good health and spirits. We are using this time to team-build and acclimate both to the time and cultural differences, so that we may be fully “present” during our time with Mhlosheni ADP. (As a side-note to those who may not be familiar, all team member pay individually for the costs associated with this beginning part of our trip, rather than using money generated by fundraising efforts.)
Monday, November 15, 2010
Our guide, Basil, picked us up bright and early this morning for coffee and dry biscuit prepared by our camp cooks, PJ and Surprise. We were able to see a pack of hyenas, more giraffes, elephants, rhinos and dung beetles. We have a quick break to pack our things and post this, before moving to our next camp.
This will likely be our last post until after our Mhlosheni ADP visit is complete, as we don’t expect to have internet access. However, we will be preparing those updates and look forward to sharing them with you at our first opportunity. Until then, we love you all, and thank you for your prayers and support!
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