South Africa Day 5 and 6

Sunday we went to church in a town ship called Michell's Plain. It was fast and testimony meeting, and the people there have such great testimonies. The branch has a Bran new meeting house and you can see how proud they are of it. They are all so warm and loving. Everyone wanted to meet us and shake hands or hug us. Such good people.

After church we started the 5 hour drive to Knysna-pronounced nysna. We stopped on the way in Hermanas for lunch. We ate out an outdoor cafe' and across the sidewalk by the beach were two boys taking turns singing opera. One of the boy was younger, only about 11 or 12. They were singing for money. After we ate I went and dropped 5 rand in his hat, about 75 cents in American money. As I got closer to him I noticed that he was sweating his guts out. I went back and gave him 20 more rand. He waved and kept singing. Later I walked by him again while he was taking a break. His face lite up when he saw me. He waved again and smiled ear to ear. So sweet. I can't imagine my kids having to do that to survive.

Next we went to the B&B we were staying at in Knysna. So pretty, and right across the street from the ocean. They had a beautiful yard in the back with so many flowers.

That night we went to the water front and had dinner and watched another awesome sunset.

The next day, Monday, we went to a game reserve in Plattenbergbaai (Plattenberg bay). We rode in a large jeep with open sides. It rained the whole time and we got pretty soaked, but it was still fun. We saw lions and lots of zebras and wildebeest and Impala and Springbok and some hippos in the water and some crocodiles but because of the rain we couldn't find any giraffes. I was so sad until we were on our way back and in the far distance in the fog I spotted a giraffe. They are amazing. I learned that they have the largest hearts of all animals and they cry if they loose a baby. The guide said that he once saw a mother giraffe go back 3 days after her baby died to the spot that it died he he say tears coming out of her eyes. I love giraffes.