Day 1
Daveyton to Ogies- At 8am there are already thirty children out on the lawns of Daveyton Noah Ark, patiently awaiting their turn to have their faces painted. Under the tent awning, volunteers are setting out small plastic chairs in red, blue, green and yellow, the colours of the handmade South African flags that some of the children carry. By 9am the festivities have begun and an official opening ceremony with all Rotarians, Rotaractors, and other community members has begun. With song, music, prayers and pledges of donations everyone eagerly moves towards the gated entrance of the Daveyton Ark awaiting the start of the Hike. At 10am exactly the girls in the drum majorettes have begun playing, and with cheers from the crowd we head off down the street. The children and the community escort us until the end of the road and from there we say our goodbyes.
For the first 14km everyone is in high spirits, but it is quickly becoming apparent that this is no small task we have undertaken. By midday we have covered close to 40km, and while tired we are excited about getting to our first stop tonight. By 6pm we arrive in Ogies, our first “stop”, but actually stay the night in Witbank.
Daveyton to Ogies- At 8am there are already thirty children out on the lawns of Daveyton Noah Ark, patiently awaiting their turn to have their faces painted. Under the tent awning, volunteers are setting out small plastic chairs in red, blue, green and yellow, the colours of the handmade South African flags that some of the children carry. By 9am the festivities have begun and an official opening ceremony with all Rotarians, Rotaractors, and other community members has begun. With song, music, prayers and pledges of donations everyone eagerly moves towards the gated entrance of the Daveyton Ark awaiting the start of the Hike. At 10am exactly the girls in the drum majorettes have begun playing, and with cheers from the crowd we head off down the street. The children and the community escort us until the end of the road and from there we say our goodbyes.
For the first 14km everyone is in high spirits, but it is quickly becoming apparent that this is no small task we have undertaken. By midday we have covered close to 40km, and while tired we are excited about getting to our first stop tonight. By 6pm we arrive in Ogies, our first “stop”, but actually stay the night in Witbank.
1 comment:
you'll be fit as a fiddle coming home hun. Looks like you're having a ball. Enjoy!
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