RETURN FROM BAOBAB RIDGE TO JOHANNESBURG -- ALONE

Preparing to depart.

Wire baobab tree, a gift to each couple from Sean. Wire crafts are big in Africa, often combined with colored beads.

Luggage stowed.

Drinks anyone?

Aurevoir David, father of 14, a good-natured and friendly tracker and guide. I asked if all his children were with one wife, he answered, with two wives.

Elder Murdock.

Conference room almost empty.

Empty dining room.

Lodge entrance, empty safari Land Rover.

By to Jason, our affable host.

We stopped for gas and restrooms, and I saw these young swallows.

Meat market at the rest stop.

We stopped for lunch at Spur, an American themed restaurant. Each has its own name, this one is Appaloosa. The food is good.

The menu.

The decor.

Thanksgiving dessert table in the pavilion of the Area Presidency.

Thanksgiving meal served in the garage of the Area Presidency residence.

Entrance to the Area Presidency residence. Four couples live here, the President, his counselors, and the Area Legal Counsel.

The Hamiltons returning from the meal. The building dates from the 1930s and retains much of the original decor.

Fire place.

This is not a rodent trap. When buying medications at this drugstore, the medications are put in a "cage", zip tied, before payment at the exit. Amusing.