Paw Prints - 11/06/2012

Our paw print mosaic

African buffalo

BEN - We woke up early and excited, packed up quickly and jumped in the car with Sarel.  This morning we had planned a horse ride in the national park.  We drove to the main gate where we passed as South Africans (for a discounted price) and continued on to the main office.  We walked in and were told that the ride today would be outside and along the fence because the lions were too nearby.   We were also told that our chances of seeing any animals were very small (obviously because we weren’t even going to be in the park)!  This was not what we had signed up for, so we rescheduled and headed home dejectedly.   Bummer.  Gabby and I decided that we would spend our morning grouting our paw print table and officially finishing it.  We wrestled with and eventually figured out the grout and filled in all the cracks with the nasty stuff.  The table looks pretty cool and now resides in front of the backpackers for all to see.  After the table completion, Gabby went for a dos while I went into town and ran some errands with Sarel.  We picked up slap chips and coke in a glass bottle, and feasted on our oily treats with a side of Gabby’s sandwiches when we got back.  In the afternoon Gabby and I joined the German girls in another wonderful round of sand, paint, and paint again.  This time our canvases were window frames.  John was in a terrible mood all day and was snapping at people left and right, putting everyone in a crappy mood and on edge.  We ate dinner and decided to get out of the negative atmosphere.  Sarel suggested we each grab a beer and follow him.  The three of us went out into the front field/lawn and sat under the stars.  We had a bit of a bitch fest about what is wrong with the way some things happen around here.  We had a really good time just sitting, talking, and getting things off of our chest.  Sarel has become a good friend and we are lucky to have good people like him and Corinne to keep us sane sometimes.