elephant dusting itself - Mlambane Road - S118

Baby Elephant Suckling.... aaaaawwww

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This beautiful leopard appeared under the bridge when I said to Heather: "I need you to see a leopard now." We tried cheetah as well but it didn't work - shame a whole lot of tour vehicles came and asked what we were looking at when he had already disapeared behind a tree

Impala trying to move a big rock - idiot

Rock Monitor - mistook it for a cow pat and then it moved... nearly squished the poor thing

Surprise Leopard near James water hole

sleepy lion on night drive - 2 males, 3 females and 2 cubs - aaaw sweet

Hyeana Pups checking us out from the side of the road

Baby Elephant - almost no control of his limbs and trunk - running after his mothers and getting stuck in bushes... smiliest sighting in Kruger

Barn owl above the washing up area at Afsaal picnic site.

Giraffe... beautiful sexy creatures

check out the kruger park webcam http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/webcams/ strange animals man...

Spring is sprunging!!!!


I's good to see some blossoms and Potchefstroom seems to be heating up a bit. Had a couple of hectic weeks and Heather is just finishing off her practical assignments tonight... I've got common assignments to finish up with and then its off to the Kruger National Park soon... yay~!

The things they have in the Kruger?

Got back from the phase one plunge last week.... me and most of the rest of the people at Kwa Mashu in Natal. (I'm at the back on the right)

Whats happening?

Hullo,

Lots of pictures and not much news recently, just came back from Kwa-Mashu in Natal where we, the 'Phase-One*' ministers had our 'plunge**.' We travelled there by train from Johannesburg... train was smelly (people tend to smoke in the compartments) and hot, the heater was stuck on and the guys I was sharing my cabin with insisted on closing all windows and doors and trying to cook us. Got off the train medium rare and feelling oh so woozy.

Kwa-Mashu is well known for all the political violence surrounding elections, strong allegiances to ANC and IFP in the township often get violent... The township is very beautiful. We went on visits to various houses in Kwa-Mashu to pray for the sick and shut in, very saddening at times. At one house, when we asked what was wrong with the sick person, the response was 'the usual.' (Meaning AIDS)

On the train back I upgraded my ticket to first class, was able to turn the heater off and open the window but still arrived home feeling woozy.

Anyways... I have sermons to write and a holiday to look forward to in September when we will be heading to the Kruger Park! Yay, I can't wait.

* First year minister in training at the Methodist Church
** A thingy where a bunch of us go somewhere to learn something by experience

my friend murray making a braai in London - shame. but soon he will be back in SA for a visit and then we will make him a proper braaai! Looking forward to seeing you in Potchefstroom Murr and Gina! :) Travel safely.