Thursday, September 15, 2011

The longer we stayed ..... the closer they got!!

Well it all started with the question. "What shall we do on P-day?"

In the mission field all of the missionaries are suppose to take a preperation day or day off every Monday. We have not taken one of those since we arrived. That's just because we have had so much to do and after 12 weeks or so you just get to the point where you need a break. So we went out into the bush to see what we could see. Elder & Sister Taggart who are serving here with us thought it would be fun to go with us. We headed out into the bush, which is about two miles out of town. Ha! We followed the road for awhile until we saw a sign that read "KALIMBA RETILE PARK" 4 miles. We found it, paid a small fee and met our tour guide. "Lovegood", don't ask, that was his name. We walked through the park for a few minutes and he asked if we wanted to see them collect the Crocodile eggs. Crocodile eggs I asked. Yes, he said. So off we went over to the pond. He said, want to go inside? Now, let's just think about that for a moment .....Do I want to go inside the fence line where the crocodiles live? I never was one to think about things for very long. So off we went. We climbed through the fence and there we were. As we approached the pond, eyes from all over the pond appeared. They knew we were there. They could feel that lunch had come a little early.....



We wandered out into the center of the pond to watch this fellow dig into the fresh ground and uncover these new crocodile eggs and mark them.


One, two, three...26, 27, 32!! lot's of eggs.


Then it happened....Mom's home ......

And she has brought her friends.....

Elder Taggart? Where are you .....


We were out on this small part in the pond. They were all over. You could not turn your back for very long. Sister P. was yelling. Here comes another one!!

When you hear a splash, you turn and look!!

This one was on the move .....

Lot's of eyes watching ......

They can move fast .....


We were so close.... it was awesome!!

Just waiting for something to eat........

Missionary.....yummy......


We had a great time. We are off to Zimbabwe tomorrow. We will be gone until Sunday. Then back home. We receive our new missionaries from the MTC on Wednesday. We have a big transfer this week. Lot's going on. We love you all. Thanks for the emails. We are well and happy. We are so blessed to be here.

Love you all,

M&A

2 comments:

  1. Wow, what an adventure!!! Glad you were not the crocodile's meal!! Love your blog and reading about your adventures--both exciting, fun and spiritual. Love you both.

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  2. You were so close to "them" and you say it was awesome!!!! my gosh, the closest i got to those things was outside the fence! And yes am still Zambian...lol

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