We went to see some game yesterday.  It turned out to be worthless because our tour guide Geevis didn’t tell us until we paid to get in that the animals would probably be in the shade since it was so hot out.  So this really meant “You paid to see game but you probably won’t see anything because the animals are somewhere kickin it in the shade”.  We only saw a couple of Impalas, 3 or 4 Zebras, a wildebeest, dry grass, red dirt and a big ant.  Lucky Me!
 
This is what we mostly saw at the game ranch:

Right…. Absoultely Nothing.  I heard Mozambique and Tanzania will be better.

They lied to us today.   We were told we were going to see some white rhinos in the Rhodes – Matopos National Park.  I fell asleep and I woke up like…”White Rhinos?  I’ve never heard of those before and I never even knew they existed”.  You know me, I’m getting crunk because I’m thinking I’m going to be able to post some pics on the site of some rare animals.  So we ride for about 15 minutes on this long windy road.  As we were riding I noticed some of the most beautiful naturally occurring rock formations that I’ve ever seen.  

We come to this point where Geevis, our “tour guide” says we have to get out and walk.  At this point I’m starting to get a little worried because I don’t want to get close to the rhinos, I just want to see them cause I gotta make it back home…I’m not trying to be an appetizer for a rhino. 

Jahah and Mark W. looking out for our attackers:

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I think I’ve won!!!! I think I’ve really won!!!!  I’ve found the golden ticket that entitles me to chocolate bath water (a.k.a. red georgia clay) in every hotel from now through the end of the tour!!!  I won’t call any names of the hotels!!! Ha ha ha ha!!!
 
Seriously though, you really don’t realize how blessed you are until you get away from your comforting situation and see something a little less comforting.  There are so many things that I have in my life that I know I’ve taken for granted – clean running water, power (here the lights go off three or four times a week to conserve energy because the government can’t afford to pay their creditors) and fuel (again, because they can’t afford to pay the suppliers, it is hard to get gas imported here.  There is often a fuel shortage and if you can get gas it’s very expensive).
 
Look at the small things in your life and make sure you appreciate them because when they’re gone there may not be anything you can do about it.