03 May 2010 – Monday

It was a rather different P-Day for us. After doing more clean-up and starting the laundry we headed out to look for a sign to a rhino reserve that I had seen along the N2. Mary suggested that since we were going the right way we should stop at the Reptile City that another sign pointed to.

We found the place and was let in by Riaan, one of the owners and the driving force behind the attraction. We were really not interested in seeing the exhibits – I had seen enough crocodiles, alligators, and snakes – but when we bought a small a small statue of a giraffe, Riaan insisted on giving us the guided tour. I think listening to this young man excitingly talk about the animals and reptiles was more interesting than most things we saw. However we did finally get to see an African Gray Baby and some other beautiful birds. We also saw some emus. Of course there were the snakes, crocs and alligators. We also learned about all his plans for expanding the park. All in all it was a nice way to spend an hour doing something we had not planned.

As we drove along we took a detour out to see a couple of conference centers to see if they were places the couples might enjoy going to. Unfortunately they were not but we did get to see some nice countryside that is tucked away behind the coastal dunes.

After a couple of hours of sightseeing we headed back to Richards Bay for lunch and some shopping. As we were leaving the mall and heading home, the Zone Leaders called and asked if they could use one of our computers for an hour or so to put together a short slide presentation of the last couple of cycles that they wanted to show at ZDM on Wednesday. The hour or so ended up to be more than 3 but they finally got it done and headed off to get ready to go to Port Durnford for FHE with the YSA.

After they left we spent a quiet and restful evening at home.