Monday morning had us up bright and early... reminiscent of the days when we ourselves used to have school uniforms on, lunches packed, home-work done...and be heading toward the Monday blues. 

St. Patricks School in Kimberley welcomed us into their morning assembly with open arms. It was an opportunity to tell their Gr1-7's ( +- 200 students ) about our Pledge Drive. 

We thoroughly enjoyed our few minutes with the the kids - and Mr. Prinsloo, the Head of the Primary School. Really awesome response from the students - which always makes a

presentation so worthwhile... it's nice to know that the message really sinks in sometimes!

Many of the Gr1-7 students took the Pledge, signed the Scroll and donated their R1's. Thanks to all of you. 

With the afternoon free we decided to take in some of what makes Kimberley so popular...Kimberley is famous - not only for the Big Hole, which some of you might know as being the largest man made excavation in the world. 

Kamfers Dam is a National Heritage Site, although not protected. It is a beautiful perennial wetland, home to sometimes over 35 000 Lesser Flamingos - and more than 200 different bird species. 

We took a short drive out of Kimberley to this haven...and spent the evening admiring the flocks of flamingos (which are resident almost all - year round). 

What we found hard to believe after seeing this natural gem of Kimberley was the fact that the Kamfers Dam and Wetland are being threatened due to untreated sewage flooding into the dam from a broken sewage works and the possibility of a large housing development. It really does boggle one's mind to think that people would consider giving up something so beautiful - something so surely worth fighting to protect. 

For us - this was definitely one of the highlights of Kimberley... something no one should miss should they stop in this little town. 

This photo does not even do it justice - as it shows only a fraction.

If only society and environment could work together - we would have a masterpiece. - Author Unknown