Wednesday was another very normal day.  Wednesday evening we attended prayer meeting and continued a study in James 2 verses 8-13.

Thursday began as a very normal day.  Larry went to work and I took care of my ‘farm’ (chickens) and worked around the house.   Larry came home in the evening and asked,”How would you like to go to Kruger Park tomorrow?”  Well, who would say ‘no’ to that question? Not me.  Larry went on -line and found a vacancy! A two bed bungalow on the river.  It was self-contained with bathroom and outside kitchen.  The nicest place we have stayed in at Kruger.

We needed to leave Swaziland because our visa expired and we needed to go out of the country and get our passports re-stamped.  Kruger was the closest and most interesting place we could think of to go.  There is also a hot springs resort close, but seeing God’s creation is much more enjoyable then laying around a pool.

We were up bright an early and left before 6 a.m. to be at the border when it opened and into Kruger early to make the most of our time there. As we left in the morning, it was very foggy and then misty.  As the morning wore on, we had quite a bit of rain.  In spite of the rain, we saw lots of animals during the morning.  We even stopped at one picnic area and took a little nap during the heaviest part of the rain. At lunch time, we stopped at a picnic spot where they sold food and decided to have kuduwors and pap.  This is a type of thick sausage made from kudu meat and the pap is corn porridge that is cooked fairly thick and then served sheba, a tomato gravy. It is quite tasty and we enjoyed our African meal under a thatch roofed shelter out of the rain. While we were eating, we watched a monkey dart out of the trees and steal some food from a plate in the kitchen.  It was a plate that was to be washed.  The whole time we were eating the monkeys watched from trees and other perches, waiting for the people to be inattentive so they could grab something.

We enjoyed beautiful scenery as well a wonderful wild animals.  Enjoy the photos!

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” Ps. 19:1

I have one photo of a sunrise in the park.  Usually every sunrise and sunset are brilliant.  The sailors of old, who who trusted the saying, “Red in the morning, sailors take warning. Red at night sailors delight.” would be confused here.  It is usually red or glorious gold.

“The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.” 1Cor.10:26

SCENERY AT KRUGER PARK

“Then God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. Gen. 1:24

These are a few of the animals we saw.  Unfortunately, photos do not do the real thing justice.Kruger has  an area of 7,523 square miles, is about 200 miles  long and 25 to 50 miles wide.  It is home to many different animal, birds and reptiles.  We saw 20 different animals, including 4 of the big 5.  The big five are elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhino. We did not see a leopard this time, but have in the past.  We have also see wild dogs in the past at Kruger.

We hope you enjoyed the pictures.  With the internet, it is easy to search these animals and learn more about them and see better pictures than the ones we were able to take from the confines of our car.

God has so blessed us with beauty all around, no matter where He puts us.

A couple more photos that are kind of interesting.