President Chatfield introducing the Book of Mormon to one of the guards at the park.
We stayed at Mweya Lodge a very nice all inclusive lodge. Great food and superb accommodation.
Stunning views of 2 lakes and a connecting canal from the lodge
Senior's headed out on a Safari Drive
Cape Buffalo - one of the Big Five African Animals
Many different animals in the Deer Family
Check out the amazing horns.
Two topi showing off their best side
The African Landscape - Beautiful
An Impala (Chevy) with a 3/4 race cam
The main attraction in the Queen Elizabeth Park is the Tree
Climbing Lions
Running around killing and eating animals all night long is tiring business.
Actually, lions that climb trees is very rare. There are only two populations in the world--here
in the Ishasha region of Queen Elizabeth Park and in southern Tanzania
Don't ask---Ken will do anything to get a good photo!
The trees they are "hanging out" in are Sycamore Fig Trees. They have strong enough branches to hold these big cats.
These pictures are really taken using our zoom lens.
We took a water safari ride on a Canal
Only several feet away from this bad boy on the boat.
You wouldn't want to be this close on land
Not a fork, not a knife but you guessed it --a Spoon Bill
Lady Hippos--No men allowed. These are one of the most dangerous animals
here next to the mosquito.
A fishing village along the shores of the canal
A FEW birds!! Zoom in for a closer view
Being able to experience the incredible beauty and diversity of African
wildlife is enough to bring a smile to anyones face
We were the unofficial tour guides for a group of 13 senior couples
Need we say more??
Ken has become fascinated by the many many flowers with unique shapes and vivid colors and enjoys taking close up photos to capture the beauty. He now has 2-300 different ones.
They say "stop and smell the roses". Might as well take a photo while you are at it
Here are couple samples. Stay tuned to see the other 200 in future blogs
Elders and Wildlife guides
Sisters and Wildlife guides
Mickey Tickey Mongoose is not gone--he is right here
They had the sisters all standing on chairs after trying to bite their toes
An elephant (George) greeted President Chatfield right outside his hotel room door.
He is a big one--over 9 feet tall. He comes into the grounds of the Lodge because he likes the mango tree. George shakes the tree with his head and tusks and eats the mangos when they fall on the ground.
We had a wonderful time together, ate good food, saw some amazing things and laughed and told stories. President Chatfield tells good stories. The highlight was our Christmas party. We had some songs by Sister Chabra, Sister Squire ad Sister Hansen, Christmas stories and a spiritual talk by the President. Then we got dressed up for our own Nativity. Sister Squire inspired the singing of Christmas Carols and we invited the staff from the hotel to come listen. It was very spiritual and felt like Christmas. I don't think the staff had ever seen anything quite like it and we were energized by the joy on their faces. That joy is from the Spirit of Jesus Christ. It comes from knowing what he has done for us. We were all missing our families so much but were reminded of why we are doing what we are doing.
Missionaries are people who leave their families for a short time so others can be with their families for eternity.
In the whole scheme of things our sacrifice is so small compared to the sacrifice of the Savior. He gave everything because he Loves Us. For this we are eternally grateful.
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