Monthly Archives: July 2008

Rising early yielded this view

we saw this plant growing everywhere, aloe is it?

S.A. is twice the size of Texas… the views were often amazing

The farms would be rightly called ranches.

Here I am at the southern most tip of Africa… note the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet…

sleeping lions:

ostrich farm:

I am told “This is South Africa” the zebra with an oil refinery in the background:

goats at a gas station petting zoo:

baboons were seen in this field:

this last pic is of a cemetery… lots of fresh graves: AIDS

I am now recovered from the exhausting trip back north and am thawing out in the 97 degree warmth of Budapest. Unfortunately, I have come down with a bit of a physical malady that has me in my bed. I am so glad all the possible final trips hither and yon were scratched and I am in Joanna’s flat, not some room somewhere. God is good, all the time. It’s times like this that we are reminded to give thanks for all things. Would you please pray for the Lord to lift me from this illness??? Thanks

On a lighter note This week is throw a way stuff week here in this section of Obuda (N. Budapest). I returned to find huge piles of junk and trash piled up all over the place. Check this out…

trunk anyone? get me outta that box!

well, it sure is winter. i am wearing four or five layers to keep warm but i am adjusting, im glad i packed for three seasons… yesterday we saw huge snow on some of the higher mountains, Josh was freaking out!… last night the TV news had pics of a place near here (we are in Cape Town) where they had enough snow on the ground that people were taking their kids so sled on – get this – boogie boards (its a surfing culture)… we saw the southern point and it was really cool… i will post some pix when i get bank to Bp. We stayed in a log house last night that is a guest house of a ministry here… the sleeping was AWESOME (the fam knows how i love sleeping in the cold) and I really woke up in a great mood… in conversation with my friends we agree that the place “feels” different… when they were in school, they were taught that when you live and serve abroad, that you need to find a place that is a refuge, J and A like this place as that type of refuge… so, today we will see the harbor of Cape Town and then I check in at 515 for my trip north to the warmth of Europe (sounds funny to me) (preying friends could pray for my connection of only 1 hour in Heathrow, I don’t expect to get the luggage, but I need to make it!

Animal sightings yesterday: ostrich, zebra, weird cows, lions, baboons, baby leopards, a whale fin, goats, and various different types of birds – oh – aloe grows on the side of the road here… now, out into the beautiful sunshine for a last day in SA.

this morning we head south to Cape Agulus (Sp?) which is the southern most point of Africa, we will see the Indian Ocean meet the Atlantic Ocean, then to Cape Town. I will fly back to Europe on Friday night crossing the length of Africa by night and then from London to Budapest. I’ll be hanging out with many friends for six days and returning to the USA next Friday. Then, next day to the beach for a week. This morning on the way to see the sun dawn over the Indian Ocean we saw two baby leopards (I guess), no, I didn’t get the camera out fast enough, sorry. I hope to finally see SOME wildlife. Ok, now we’re on to the southern point of Africa! It’s still sooooooo cold. Szia