Saying good byes!

At top, we have our group about to board our little buses to leave. We had had such a wonderful with these people that there were tears on both sides. Even the pet kudu seemed to be saying good bye. Then Winnie, the wife of the couple who owned one of the farms, and Telie, one of our students, you can't quite see that both have tears on their faces. At bottom is me with one of the farm couples whose house I stayed in during the visit. Very nice people.

Contrasts

At top, we have a kudu being fed by one of our students. He was a family pet and was very friendly. At bottom, not far from where the kudu is being pampered is what I seem to remember as a Hartebeest, hunted and shot the farmer's son.

Visit to the trophy room

After a great dinner, we visited the trophy room. The gentleman I'm pictured with obviously has done a lifetime of hunting in South Africa. There were an amazing array of mounted heads, most bizarrely a giraffe.

Back at the Afrikaner farm IV

One of the money making aspects was the raising of sheep for the wool. At top, the farmer shows us what a fleece neatly sheared off in nearly one piece looks like. In the middle, the sheep shearer, clearly and expert, handles and shears the sheep. Some of us, myself included got a chance to shear some wool. A challenge to do it well. At bottom, the students investigate the very thick fleece on the sheep.

Goats galore

It is kind of hard to explain these photos. We were rolling down this endless dirt road and turned a corner and slowed down at this farmhouse. Suddenly, the little goats, having heard us, just came pouring out of the barn. They seemed so happy to see us! The students instantly embraced them.

More British Military Sites

We had the chance to investigate an abandoned British military camp. For those of you have have read of Rorke's Drift or seen the movie, Zulu, one can imagine a Zulu impe approaching these walls.

British military sites

Near the Afrikaner farmstead was much evidence of the fronteir wars fought by the British in the 19th century, primarily against the Xhosa. Hollywood has given pride of place in the native resistance to the Zulu the fact is that Xhosa resisted much longer before ultimate defeat than did the Zulu.