Johannesburg….. then Home

Two nights in Johannesburg before heading back home from this phenomenal and inspiring trip.

We had no great ambition for these last two days; however, we did stay at a small bed and breakfast located in a house that Mohandas Gandhi lived in for a couple of years while he developed his concept of non-violent non-cooperation, or Satyagraha, to bring about change.  Learned a few interesting things about his life.  

Whoever you are out there, you must go to Africa.  What an amazing place.  Go for the animals and be awe-struck by their majesty.  Go for the scenery… still so untouched and raw in places, and unbelievably soul-stirring.   Go for what you can learn about politics; cautionary tales that can teach us how important it is for power to be balanced with compassion and humanity.   Go for the sociological lessons, both historical and present-day.  Go to get in touch with our anthropological roots.  You will emerge with a new respect for nature, and changed for the better as a citizen of this precious planet.

Upcoming – we will be traveling by conventional cruise ship trans-Atlantic to Europe early in November, spending some time in Normandy and Paris, northern Spain, and then returning with the trade winds via the same route Columbus used… on a true sailing ship, the Sea Cloud.  Back to East Texas the day after Christmas.

Happy days, all.