Cultural experience

After a very busy and productive week, our educational and cultural weekend began with

a visit to the World Heritage “Cradle of Humankind” information centre where we were we toured the

world renowned Sterkfontein Caves. This is the site where the famous pre-human skull was discovered dating back 2.3 million years ago. After lunch we visited the Elephant Sanctuary where we learned about the elephant’s anatomy and then we had the opportunity to feed, take them for a walk and ride these magnificent animals. On the way home we drove over the Hartbeespoort Dam and finished the evening back at the Heritage  Lodge, where Bryn prepared a “Potjiekos”, traditional South African stew on an outdoor fire.

Today, Sunday, our guides for the weekend, Russell and Deon arranged a visit to Soweto (South West Township) including a look around the Regina Mundi, the church of the Black Madonna where the apartheid movement is said to have first begun. We then had a tour of the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village where a famous Zulu Shaman trains students. Next we went on to the Mandela House and Hector Pieterson Museum. We finished our journey home with a “Back to the 80’s sing-a-long” (Cat’s choir). Keep checking our blogs daily for an up-to-date report of what the team is doing in Munsieville!

Barbara Graham and Patti Penkunas