Highlights from our trip to Zimbabwe 2014

We drove through the Hopley township to find the grade school.  That is an outhouse in front of the home.

Each little house had a small outhouse in front of it made of plastic or tin or wood.

The kids go inside the small classrooms in shifts to accommodate the number of students.

They had about 5 or 6 small classrooms.  Most of the kids were in uniforms.

I started taking pictures and the kids came running.  They love to see themselves in the photos.

I was quickly surrounded by happy little faces.  They used to have 800 students at this grade school.  Many children didn't come at all. 

We delivered bags of the porridge ATMIT. Once they started getting the porridge, the kids all came.  There are 1,173 now who come.  It has made such a difference in their health and their ability to learn.

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The kids helped carry it into the sheltered room.

Parents of the students come help serve it each day.

They each bring a little container and get their portions.  We were there around 10 a.m.

The children sit on the floor of the classrooms and come in shifts to be taught.

Teaching YSA at Orange Farm

Teaching our class in our classroom--outdoors since there are no rooms.  It's o.k. until it rains.

Photos from the top--our trip to Cape Town

This is the tip of Africa jutting into the Atlantic Ocean--View from the lighthouse on top.

We rode the gondola to the top of Table mountain--2 miles above the sea level.

It truly is one of the beautiful wonders of the world.

We were so blessed to be able to go up on the very last day of our visit.  It's often too cloudy and windy.

Cape Town below--Robben Island out to sea.

Cape Town--January 2014

We took a Red Bus tour of Cape Town.  It is a beautiful city on the coastline

An interesting guitar made from metal oil can.

Overlooking the white sands of the beautiful coastline.  

Walking the Victoria Alfred Wharf

Jack-Ass Penguins on the beach--named for the sound they make.

The penquins on the beach. They move along in colonies.

The southern most tip of Africa.

Ostriches along the beach.

The view of Table Mountain across the valley--shrouded in clouds each day.

Bob at the opening of Mandela's cell on Robben Island.

Table Mountain across the water--finally the clouds have lifted.

The Atlantic ocean water is freezing cold at the beach here.  It never gets warm.

The Southern most peninsula of Africa

Four Nobel Peace recipients came from Africa--Albert Sisulu, Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and De Clerk

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We had a Christmas meal of chicken breast, rice, vegies, salad and trifle for dessert

We served 43 of us in the foyer of  Dukes Court

After New Years Day meal we played Mexican Train Dominoes

Shupes hosted our New Years Eve party and white elephant gift exchange

Sister Naylor, me, Sister Adams, and Sister Heaton

Me, Sister Kyle (PA missionary) and Sister Freyman (temple missionary) at Christmas Dinner

Jones, Adams and Nielsons enjoying our Christmas Feast

Christmas trip to Durban Dec 26-29, 2013

Walking to the beach from our B&B--note the crowds ahead.  Busiest time of the whole year.

Two old men on the beach who think they are still young!  Notice the huge waves.

The only white skinned, gray haired men on the whole beach. Standing out in a crowd is a 'No No" here.

The waves were ruthless so they didn't stay in the water very long.

We took a bus tour of Durban.  Pretty parks.

Water front behind the park with sail boats, etc.

Upscale apartment downtown Durban overlooking the beach.

Some of the buildings were very old architecture.

Various styles of architecture.

Post office downtown

Same post office, front view.

Maybe City Hall.  I can't remember now.

Soccer stadium.  Notice people can climb to the top of the arch--525 steps.  

Nice parks and municipal buildings.

Durban Harbor.  Huge port in the Indian ocean

Downtown park.

Very lush, green vegetation.  It rains a lot-everyday while we were there for part of the day.

Overlooking the city of Durban--largest city in South Africa

After the tour we went to the beach and saw sand sculptures.

Everyone enjoys the beach--note the Muslims on the wharf and in front of the sculptures.

Fun things to do and see on the boardwalk.

Note the string of people behind us in the water.  The lifeguards make them stay in a cluster to swim so they can keep an eye on them.

We stood out like sore thumbs--too white on this beach.

It was very clean and well kept with showers to wash off the sand.

The sand was so clean, but the waves were very rough and the sun very hot.  We couldn't stay more than an hour.

It was a fun Christmas outing with Lonny and Glenda Adams.