The Journey - Day 3

OK, the baboon was kind enough to return the pictures but Larry is still at large...LOL...Larry is really with us.

Today, we had the opportunity to go to the JL Zwane Center. This is the center Open Arms supports here in South Africa. We delivered medical supplies and listened to Stevo, the Minister of the center, talk to the group about the challenges and opportunities.

We then ventured over to Rhodes Memorial to have lunch and talk about our experience with the group.

The Journey - Day 2

Today we ventured to Boulder Point, Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope. It involved a lot of walking and wildlife. It was a great opportunity to understand the environment (Penguins, Baboons, Ostriches and Dassies) and some of the early South African natural history. Would love to share some photos, but Larry was attacked by a wild baboon, not really, so we will have photo to post on Saturday!

The Journey - Day 1

Well, today we started the journey of our South African adventure. To start the day off right, we went into Cape Town to explore the Pan African Market. Where to my delight, I was mistaken for Larry's Son - LOL! Of Course, Larry is only a few years older than me, but we, or should say I, I welcomed that comment and Larry was ready to pack his bags and head back to Minnesota!

In all seriousness, we got our first taste of the city life and its culture. The first part of our journey is to understand as much of the culture as we can prior to going into the villages. We had the opportunity to go to the ocean front and take in the sites where Larry and I recouped from our 24 hours of traveling...

Tomorrow we will be off to Simons Point, Boulder Beach and Cape of Good Hope, weather pending...

Mission To South Africa - The Journey

Mad BJ Founder, Brad Hanson is one of the Minnesotans proud to give his time and resources for the people of Guguletu -- an impoverished township near Cape Town, South Africa. Life is invariably hard for its 300,000 citizens, but it's hardest for the nearly one-third carrying HIV. When infection leads to debilitating AIDS, obtaining food is often financially and logistically impossible. In Guguletu, it's not at all uncommon for AIDS patients to starve to death long before illness would otherwise claim them.

Please check back daily to join us throughout our journey. I wish that you all could be here in person, but you can always give to this great cause by sponsoring a South Africa Food Parcel through Open Arms of Minnesota.

Special thanks to my partner, Jim Botsford, for giving me this once in a lifetime opportunity!

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