A wonderful journey to WITS - Monday 5 Aug

We woke this morning to a misty view, more like a English Autum, than African Spring.  After breakfast set off to travel to our next accommodation near the community of Share.  We weren't expecting to have to wait this long to visit Share, ( we should have been there today) but our hosts at Hands at Work asked us to rejig the week which meant we have had to switch some days around...  This meant that we had to use today as a rest day... which felt strange, as we don't feel we have 'done' anything to 'deserve' a rest, but we have done as we have been asked... and so today we  have used the time to travel more slowly than we had planned, and travel to our accommodatiopn  through the Kruger National Park.  We had hoped to be able to do this on Saturday 11th Aug - but plans often need to be changed...

This is a huge privilege, as many people who live just a few miles from this wonderful Park have not had chance to visit, even thought the cost is much lower for South African's than it is for overseas visitors... as you have to have a car to be able to visit. It is sobering to know that many people have lost their lives, fleeing on foott hrough the Kruger National Park,  as refugees from war in Mozabique. Some of those who have fled and survived have settled in the ergion around the Kruger Park and as some of the poorest of the poor, they are being helped by Hands at Work.  As we chatted to some of the workers in the Park and mentioned Hands at Work one of the responses we had was, 'Thank you for this work you are doing with our people!'

So, aware of our privilege, we have tried to treasure the day and it has been very special...below are a few of the many special views we enjoyed...

We arrived at WITS - a  rural accommodation centre with just enough time to finmd our beds and have an evening meal which had been cooked for us... and were gald to head to bed, ready for a big day tomorrow.  This has been a team effort blog post!
 

Sleeping Croc

Family time at the river

A Boabab Tree - special in African Culture