The trip to the game park was supposed to be for fun and a chance to wind down , after our work was completed in Cape Town. I think there was no one surprised when we discovered there were many opportunities to continue our work while at the Edeni Game Park.
Our accomodations were a little different from Cape Town. We stayed in very nice tent/log combinations. We were only semi-roughing it. The reserve was very beautiful . As we entered we were greeted by wildlife, such as waterbuck, impala, zebras, among others. We took a safari ride the night of our arrival that was just breathtaking. After seeing much wildlife we were treated to one of the most awesome displays of stars I have ever seen. The sky was completely clear, and with the only light being from our guides spotlight everything was well viewed. The southern cross was very prominent, as were Scorpio, and the milky way. I had never had the opportunity to really see just how "milky" the milky way is. It was so peaceful and beautiful , words can't describe the feeling of trying to process exactly what we were seeing and experiencing. As Aaron had stated so many times on the trip....."Big Bang Theory...YEAH right!" How could anyone not believe God created all this.
As the next few days came, we took a morning and evening ride thatw ere each 3-4 hours . We also took one final ride on the morning we departed. We saw 4 out of the big 5, with the leopard being the only one we couldn't find.
It was a little strange to be awaken on the first morning by the sound of baboons screaming "Raaalloooooo". This was around 4am and our wake up call was not until 5:30am. Then who could forget "something" trying to get into the tent Jason and I were in on the second morning around 1am.
As I mentioned earlier we had many opportunities to share with the staff. Tommy and Nina had a wonderful opportunity to witness to and council a lady from house keeping. The group I rode with on the safaris had interesting conversations with our driver, Jubalani, about how many christians worked at the reserve. We also learned that the owner is also a christian. A special highlight was when he asked Amanda to sing into his two way radio so his brother (driving the other land cruiser) could hear it and be blessed.
This was a wonderful way to wrap up this leg of our journey.
Hopefully as we al begin to readjust to USA time we will be able to post our wrap up comments about the trip. Please check back over the next few days for these.
Roger
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how did i not know about the critter trying to get into your tent??!! i must have been too busy shivering in my hooded sweatshirt. (whoever said africa was hot has obviously never been to the part of africa we were in!)
Speaking of shivering in hooded sweatshirts......that photo I took of you turned out really cute, not horrible as you suggested it might ;-)
Yeah, i was wondering the same thing about the weather. next year , I'm dressing WARM !!!
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