weekend etc.

big weekend-- ed left saturday and justin leaves today, so it was definitely a fun one. i didn't get much sleep, so this will be a short one, but a couple things... i'm working on throwing a fundraiser for the local aquarium (http://www.sharkrayaquarium.co.za/). this was something i've been wanting to do, because adam has just been working his tail off trying to revive it. the aquarium was passed over to sampla a couple months ago when all the fish started dying. so adam came in and designed a new filtration system for them, but he's really just been fighting the odds because of a lack of funding. so... i've started working on this fundraiser, but last night, due to incredibly high winds and waves, a lot of the aquarium was flooded, and some of the doors and windows broke. apparently the gift shop is just gone. so adam moved most of the fish into the big tank to try to save them, but we'll see. anyway, the point is that the aquarium needs money more now than ever. so hopefully we will be able to put together the fundraiser (the bar where i wanted to have it was also trashed by the storm) and make a difference. i will keep y'all posted.

what else... went horseback riding through a big game reserve on saturday, which is a fun way to see the animals, but i am so so so sore! i also kind of failed at taking pictures on horseback. we saw elephants, rhinos, wildebeasts, impala, water buffalo, and giraffes. i think that's it. anyway, this is the group i went with (plus christine, who isn't in the picture). from the left, it's viola, nico, ryan, justin, and our guide.



also, check out the baby rhino!




so that's it for now. we're getting a bunch of new people today, which is kind of scary because the old group was so much fun. but hopefully the new ones will be, too. happy september!