Supplementary Photos now functioning!

Well, before I continue telling everyone what we've ben up to I'd like to announce that we found a way to post pictures! We are really excited so I wanted to show you some pictures that go with a couple of the previous posts.



This is the mother and baby rhino that were standing right in the road when Adam and Chrissy took us to Spioenkop Game Park at the end of January.





This is the dad that came out from behind a bush right by us to be with his family.





Also at Spioenkop.





When Betsy took us way up the valley to watch the kids put on a singing and dancing performance, this is the home that we went to. This is a traditional (and very nice) home.





This was the final dance routine and the one I referred to as "National Geographic" material. It was amazing.





In a previous post I said that after all the songs and dances, they all got together and did a breakdance-style thing where one or two people would come out of the crowd and show off their dance moves to the beat of the drum. Well, the Head of the Family got out there and did some shimmy and had everyone screaming and cheering. He has a dead and gutted meerkat on his head and is only clothed in different animal skins. He is the most respected man here.





This is our feast that we had after the show in the round house. These women were also spectators in the show. Betsy is on the left and I believe she knew all these women from her work here (with home-based care women). Betsy is fluent in Zulu so that was a real blessing going with her.





I think I mentioned that our river swelled like crazy one day at the very end of January. Well here's what the river looked like that day. Also, just a couple minutes after this picture was taken the river was up 2 feet past the tree that David is hanging on.





And here is the river on a normal day. So you can see that it rose maybe 8 or 10 feet but also got WAY wider so the flow was just insane.





This is our new group of friends. This picture was taken at Cameron's going away party on Superbowl Sunday. There are some people we don't know because they were other friends of Cameron's but I'll introduce you to the people I do know.
Starting in the back left is Chrissy holding her son Zeke, and then Adam, her husband. In front of Chrissy is Slindile and her new born baby on her back (they are living with Betsy right now) and her son (called "bookie" meaning brother) in front of her. To the right of David and I is Betsy and Barbara. Behind Barbara is Betsy's boyfriend Eugine. To the right of him is Cameron and Andy (his wife Roz was not in S.A. yet). Sitting down, starting on the right is JD, Barbara's husband, Mya (Sophie's daughter), Sophie (with a newborn she is caring for temporarily), Pheobe (Adam and Chrissy's daughter), and Sophie's son ( I forget his name).

And I think that pretty much catches us up to the present!