Today one of the rangers wanted us to brush-pack a water hole, because the edges of the water hole were way over grazed. We had to cut down a lot of prickly pear trees (see thorn pic) and pack them around the edge of the water hole, so that no animals can come to this water hole, and force them to graze elsewhere. The thorns on these trees are ridiculously big, and cut the hell out of my arms. It was a long and tedious process, but the job got completed. After that we came back to our living area and watched a bit of the World Cup soccer while we had some lunch. The food options are different from American food, that’s for sure. They have this meat called “Ass” meat, which I guess stands for assortment meat, which doesn’t particularly appeal to me. Instead, I made a pepper and cheese sandwich, put it on this sandwich toaster, added a bit of hot sauce, and had a lovely lunch. They call a toasted sandwich a “snackwich.” I’ve also learned a little bit of Afrikan, a language spoken by almost all Africans. I know I’m butchering the spelling, but I know that “Buy-a-donkey” means thank you very much, and “Laquir” means awesome, sweet, or cool! I’m still learning… We just got back from a nice sundown drive. Saw another aardvark, and lots of baboon that were barking at us to claim their territory. Now we are about to have another braai (cookout) and enjoy this lovely evening. Until tomorrow!
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