Wednesday January 14th day 54

Today was so nice because it went so quickly! We were off to Bap, but on the way we stopped to buy 100 new baby bottles. That alone is not an easy feat in Africa, one store might have 12, or 7, but we got a hook up to a bulk store and lucked out. Then, the six of us labeled, organized, sorted, figured out, and integrated them into a new system. We can start it up in a few days. It will really speed up our work, which will be great. It takes us over an hour now to make 90 bottles every morning. (A side note here to my friends back home. For all of you that slipped 20s into my pockets to take with me, you did it! You made a difference in these kids lives, I hope to also buy them all new pajamas if the right opportunity arises. It feels SO GOOD to just take our hard earned money, fly across the ocean with it, walk into an orphanage that desperately needs it in the slums of Africa, GIVE, and make a difference. Good on you.)

Today I also crossed over a hump with the orphanage and I stopped disliking being there, and started to enjoy the kids. You must keep your guard up when you reach this point and keep your hands washed, your face still away from them, and try not to catch anything. You are more comfortable together, so it is harder to remember. Speaking of, I am coming down with a cold. Cough. I just sneezed actually.

Lastly, we went to a Braai tonight (african barbque) with everyone from Aviva... including Rholene, Kim, Ed and Keenan. I am going to treat them all to a dinner Sunday night at the exclusive "Blowfish" restaurant in Table view that looks over the bay towards Table mountain. They have all done SO MUCH for Amanda and I and I am sure they dont get thanked properly very often.

The big news of the day is that Amanda and I are going BACK TO THE BUSH! We booked a little five day tour of Kruger! We will get a chance to see the animals in herds, and stay in a real lodge with good food, more drives, more walks and we sort of feel like we are going home.

It is funny how living with the animals has left such an impression on the both of us. We miss it desperately and realize it much more now that we are gone even more than when we are there.
It will be a lovely way to finish up Amanda's trip. I have more to see and do.

P.S.

On the left is Ibanati pronounced.. eee bone atee
and even though we are not supposed to have favorites, he is mine.
We nicked named him Bill Cosby, now I call him "uncle bill."
Now you know everything.

-Amy