Friday came and we all wanted to just sleep in but we also requested to see some of the local park and preserved areas. A friend of the church, Jeph, helped arrange this for us. Jeph, his wife, Peter, Tsi Tsi and the 8 Americans known as ZimTeam departed from the BnB by 8:30 for the day’s adventure.
We started on a little jaunt through the Bally Vaughn Rescue and Preserve. Seeing a rescued lion that was 22 years old… which is old for a lion. Then we went to the reservoir and canoed for a bit, seeing zebra along the side of the water. It was peaceful and quiet.
We pulled the canoes up to the launching site and got out, moving along the preserve in a Land Rover safari rig to get some lunch provided by the Preserve.
We were off after lunch to tour with our guide Eden. She found some wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, and so much more.
Ending the superb day with some snakes!
We took Jeph, his wife, Peter and Tsi Tsi to dinner, looking for an “Italian Restaurant”, location unknown but eventually found! Delightful dinner, not exactly what Americans would call Italian, but delicious.
Back to the room to pack and ready ourselves for a LONG travel day, starting at 8:30 am so we can catch a noon flight. Then 7 hour layover in Johannesburg so we can spend 16 hours on a plane to Newark, then to Jen’s parents’ house to pick get a ride to Pipersville to get our car so we can pick up Harley and head home… up for 38 hours, nap for an hour and poked each other to stay awake till 8:30 pm. We just barely made it to 8:30!
Memories to last a lifetime for sure!