Kamryn and Roger were visiting us this past week. We did some fun things but maybe the best was a Rhino Rescue mission in Kruger Park. Can you find Mom in this picture?

Lot's of smiles before the real work began.

Maybe one of the prettiest zebras I've seen. Very clean white and black.

Some of couples who were with us on the Rescue. (Left to right: Bryan Jackson, he's the new Area Legal Counsel taking Jeff Clayton's place this July, Sister and President Omer, he is Johannesburg, South Africa Mission President going home this June 30th, Sister (with red camera) and President Curtis, Africa West Area President stationed in Accra, Ghana, Jeff (partially hidden and Marge Clayton.

African sunsets are the best.

The medicine cocktail used to tranquilize, monitor and then wake up the Rhino. The dart fired from a rifle is on the left.

Roger monitoring the Rhino's breathing. You want to keep the Rhino's breath above 8 per minute while he's sedated. 

He's estimated to be a 4 year old. He has a towel across his eyes and socks in his ears.  The idea is to keep him away from any audio or visual stimuli. Notice the notch which was taken out of his right ear. This is how poachers are put on notice that this Rhino has been marked with a computer clip and should they kill him, the poachers can be easily found and prosecuted.

Kamryn administering the antidote to the sedative. After she did this, it was time to run.

A Rhino wakes up pretty fast.

And he was looking for the gal who put a needle in his ear.

What do you do when zebras are blocking the road in Kruger?

Or a giraffe has taken the high ground?

As I've mentioned before South Africa has some very colorful birds. This is a Lilac Breasted Rorer. 

A herd of Rhinos is called a "crash". I guess they named it after what they sound like when Rhinos take off through the bush.

After night had fallen, we came across this male lion.

Very impressive fellow. We were within 10 feet of him, but he was more interested in this female who he was courting.

A evening none of us will forget.

Don't forget the monkeys in Kruger. Lots of them in the trees.

As our 3 day safari ended, we met up with some elephants at the local watering hole.

The baby was less than a month old.

Choreographed drinking, 1, 2, 3. Trunk in water, trunk into mouth.

As if on cue, they all left together.

Until this guy gets a little bigger, he won't leave mom's side.