“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

February 23, 2012

Monkeys and Bananas

Forgive me if my descriptions become a little scant but if I don't finish writing this today it will never get done. Because tomorrow we arrive in South Africa!

Day 4

We were told to be up at 6 to go see the monkeys, but once again, 6 in African time means 7 or 8. After our entire group was assembled, Emanuel led us through the village and onto a path leading though a small bit of forest, until we were told to stop and handed bananas. One by one the monkeys appeared in the trees, lured in by the scent of their favorite fruit. Some of them were mammas with baby monkeys. For some reason this group was shy this morning and so after a few of us had fed them bananas, we relocated to another group of monkeys. These were much more friendly, and jumped right up onto our arms to claim their treats.

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