Monday, April 22, 2013

Bathing Elephants

Early on in the month, we made a looooonng road trip. I was picked up in my little town, Niakaramandougou (to give you the full name) and eventually made it as far north as Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. But along the way, we (the entire Journey Corps team) stopped at an animal game park called Nazinga. We spent a couple of days there. Aside from lots of just hanging out as a team, we took a few rides out into the park in search of elephants, antelope, warthogs, and whatever else we could find. It was very humbling to see God's handiwork in His creation. West Africa has landscaping and creatures that are completely different from North America, including one of the largest animals on our planet. To see elephants up close and personal was unbelievable. There was a small lake just behind our cabins where the elephants came to bathe in the hottest time of the day. I enjoyed observing their movements, interactions, and noises as they submerged themselves in water to cool off and play.







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