Cape Town, South Africa
between Stellenbosch and Cape Town

penguins near Cape Point, South Africa

The variety of wildlife we were able to see in South Africa was incredible. We saw wild baboons (and yes, one got in our bus while we were out at Cape Point), penguins, springbok, wildabeasts, and a variety of animals at the Kragga Kamma game park including cheetahs, warthogs, giraffes, rhinos, and zebras.

One of the most startling things about South Africa was the townships. I would not have believed the conditions people are living in without seeing them firsthand. People live in homes made of scraps of tin, wood, and whatever else they can find to provide shelter. Sanitation and electricity are at a premium.
Children in township, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. On our township tour, we visited a number of townships in which residents sold handmade arts and crafts.
This township outside of Cape Town surrounds a nuclear reactor.

South Africa

tree on NMMU campus
game drive in Post Retief, South Africa
Eleanor, one of the women who hosted our group in Post Retief, ran a primary school for farm workers' children. On Sunday morning before we left, the students performed for us.
After the performance, Greg, David, and Lee played cricket with some of the male students. Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy this.