Wednesday, May 4, 2005

Farewell to the bush

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A group of hyenas conduct an investigation along the bush road.

By day, these ladies serve our meals and clear our tables. Several of them, amazingly, balance trays of empty dishes on their heads as they clear!

MALA MALA - We’re off for the airstrip, heading for the diamond mines -- and one last session with our diamond cutters. They have been putting the finishing touches on a couple of the gems that we’ve selected. Before we take off, we have to share a few more photos – it’s hard to choose! We came across four spotted hyenas trotting down the bush road. The spotted hyena is the largest variety in these parts, weighing up to 70 kg (approximately 150 lbs.). Who knew?

Last evening we savored our farewell dinner in the kraal (a large, circular enclosure, or corral, built from reeds, formed for protection from the wild things). The serving staff serenaded us with song in Shanga, one of the eleven African languages and the tongue native in this region.

Each moment here is more splendid than the last.

Ngisokubona,
Judy & Steve

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