What we all need is a break from the old routine

It's so nice having visitors. I can't believe that Jo leaves tomorrow and I am really not thinking about it. I have really enjoyed having her here and the kids have loved having someone else to play with and tackle.

One of the highlights was getting a break to Kruger where we managed to see 11 lions - not bad for one trip. Still no leopard. Kruger is such a good break for me as I enter a world of animal and not another of people, though I do think that God should have painted Impala pink rather than the same colour as a Lion - it can all get very exciting for a moment and then "oh its just another Impala". Jo was almost kissed on the nose by a Buffalo and we watched Lions stalking Zebra.

Staying one night at Mercy Air was also a real blessing. We were woken in the morning by the monkeys playing in the tree outside. Only in Africa. We also managed to find the stadium where the World cup is going to be played in Nelspruit, looks very impressive. In preparation for the football the town has got its first McDonalds, so yes I gave in and had to have a drive thru Big Mac. Its amazing that having been away 10 months, the taste has not changed and the beef still tastes like cardboard.

The kids here at the moment are all having colds and fevers. When something like that gets into the base its hard to get rid of for a while.

Photos from Kruger