Today we went into the little village just outside of North Gates here at Enkosini. The school has about 60 kids between the ages of 4 and 14 that go there and we brought them school supplies, games, toys and had a bbq. It was fantastic to hang out with all of them and a few even knew a little bit of english - so I actually had a little conversation with one girl.
It was a sweltering day - around 36 degrees - and the shade was scarce, but we stayed from about 10:30am until 1:30pm. I had my face painted by a couple of the girls and Dan played a great game of soccer with the guys. They have so little that it was incredible to watch as they got the new toys and spent hours and hours playing with them.
I have so many pictures, it will be great to show everyone all of them.
On another note, just the other day we saw one of the rarest birds in South Africa. It's called a Ross's Lourie and the only other one that's been sighted is near Mozambique. We are going to have to email the bird watching foundation to let them know we have seen them here so it can be added to new additions of the Birds of South Africa book.
We are off for a night drive tonight and then the waterfalls on saturday and i might go fishing on Sunday to finish off our time here, but who knows!?!
Also, as this will be the last time i write before we get to Cape Town, i'm going to give a shout out to my baby brother who turns 15 tomorrow. Happy Birthday Pete!!!!
ciao,
aileen & dan
About Me
- Aileen & Dan
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- We are about to embark on a 5 week adventure that will see us visiting London, Glasgow, Jo'berg, Lyndberg, Cape Town and the Enkosini Wildlife Sanctuary.
2 comments:
Thanks for the birthday wishes. Sounds like its been great, only a week left, suckers :P, haha jk.
see you soon.
Oh my goodness! I would have loved to hang with the kids. I'm so jealous. It sounds like Dan hasn't changed much (except I bet there's more of the over active eyebrows he tends to get when he's drunk) and that Aileen has changed a ton. I hope you still love us!! Lets go on a crazy trip when you get home sometime soon! Scotty and I are thoroughly regretting our not joining you but are way more excited to see you when you get home. Love you so much,
Chant
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